Show summary:
Southland has redefined the police drama genre with its raw, authentic look at the lives and work of Los Angeles detectives and beat cops. Shot on location in the streets and neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the series captures a realistic, natural environment where similar situations can and often do occur in real life. Southland stars Kevin Alejandro as Det. Nate Moretta, Arija Bareikis as Officer Chickie Brown, Michael Cudlitz as Officer John Cooper, Jenny Gago as Det. Josie Ochoa, Shawn Hatosy as Det. Sammy Bryant, Regina King as Det. Lydia Adams, Michael McGrady as Det. Daniel "Sal" Salinger, Ben McKenzie as Officer Ben Sherman, and Tom Everett Scott as Det. Russell Clarke.
Created by Ann Biderman, executive producers are John Wells and Christopher Chulack. Southland is produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.
It's the last day on patrol for Tang, as she prepares to move to another precinct as sergeant. But first she wants to tie up some loose ends on the beat. Lydia is pressured to make a decision about the extent of her p...
Ben tries to help the daughter of a prostitute, only to draw the wrath of the woman's pimp. Meanwhile, Lydia and Ruben snoop into the murder of a gang member; and Tang faces the mounting consequences of shooting an in...
Lydia and Ruben probe the death of a nanny. In an alarming investigative snag, the children who were in her care have gone missing. Meanwhile, Ben's efforts to help a prostitute with a daughter backfire; and John corn...
Tang's bad day turns worse when she's served legal papers and is involved in a shooting. Meanwhile, tension flares up between Sammy and Ben over the possible planting of drug evidence; and Lydia makes a big decision a...
A young man set to testify in one of Sammy's cases is killed; John and Tang enter the reel world when they serve and protect a documentary-film crew; and Lydia's body is tested when she works as a shift supervisor
A case turns personal for John when he tries to save a suicidal teen; Sammy's attempt to transform a former drug addict into an informant comes back to haunt him; a person from Tang's past arrives; and Lydia and Ruben...
Tang's past comes to the surface when she offers help to a homeless veteran. Elsewhere, Sammy cares for a dog after accidentally shooting it; Lydia and Ruben investigate the murder of a good Samaritan; Ben and Lydia b...
Violence explodes on Hood Day when Sammy leaves a gang territory unattended; Ben is haunted by his recent mistakes; Ruben prepares for his daughter's birthday celebration; and parts of Tang's past surface.
Tang's and Cooper's physical vulnerabilities are sorely tested when they're attacked; Lydia and Ruben put their focus on a murder at a convenience store; Ben and Sammy team with a bumbling officer; and Joel Rucker ass...
John returns to work after recuperating from back surgery and meeting his no-nonsense new partner, Jessica Tang (Lucy Liu). Elsewhere, Lydia also gets a new partner; an armed man is pursued into an elementary school; ...
Ben faces his final day as a rookie and contends with his partner’s increasing dependence on painkillers. Meanwhile, Sammy is assigned a new partner.
Officer John Cooper’s drug problem becomes worsen as Ben Sherman nears the end of his training period
Sammy seeks answers in the desert; Lydia and Josie watch an important witness before a murder trial; John and Ben help a child in need.
Lydia is suspended from duty and bonds with an injured witness; Chickie is haunted by a high-speed chase; John tries to clean up a neighborhood.
Lydia deals with being in the spotlight while working on a celebrity murder case; Sammy goes out on patrol; John and Ben are frustrated over a security detail.
Lydia and Josie investigate a complicated rape case on the Westside; John bonds with an abandoned teenager while also dealing with having to testify at his father's parole hearing.
John shares procedural tips with Ben, including how to make a death notification. Meanwhile, Lydia and Josie tangle with an unorthodox suspect in a drug-related murder case, and Sammy crashes at Nate's as he sorts thr...
Ben seeks revenge when his mother's rapist is released from prison; Lydia and Josie clash over a chainsaw; Sammy deals with his wife's betrayal.
Sammy and Nate feel threatened when Sal calls in Lydia and Josie to help them solve a series of gang murders; John must keep an eye on Dewey after his stint in rehab; Ben rides with Chickie.
Lydia and her new partner hunt a cleaning lady's killer. John and Ben rescue an officer during a bank robbery shoot-out. Nate and Sammy investigate the murder of a gang member.