The Closer

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The Closer is an American crime drama television series centered on a brilliant but tough female deputy police chief who specializes in interrogations and securing confessions.

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instanceOf American television series
crime drama television series
police procedural television series
award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
awardRecipient Kyra Sedgwick
awardYear 2010 Primetime Emmy for Kyra Sedgwick
broadcastFormat 1080i HDTV
cameraSetup single-camera
characterFocus Brenda Leigh Johnson
characterOccupation Brenda Leigh Johnson is Deputy Chief of Police
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator James Duff
distributor Warner Bros. Television
surface form: Warner Bros. Television Distribution
executiveProducer Greer Shephard
James Duff
Michael M. Robin
firstAired 2005-06-13
followedBy Major Crimes Division
surface form: Major Crimes
genre crime drama
police procedural
lastAired 2012-08-13
leadActorPlays Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson
mainTheme police interrogation and securing confessions
numberOfEpisodes 109
numberOfSeasons 7
openingTheme “The Closer Theme”
originalChannelType cable television network
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork TNT
policeDepartment Los Angeles Police Department
productionCompany The Shephard/Robin Company
Warner Bros. Television
protagonistTrait brilliant interrogator
tough female deputy chief
runningTimePerEpisode approximately 43 minutes
settingLocation Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California
starring Corey Reynolds
G. W. Bailey
J.K. Simmons
surface form: J. K. Simmons

Jon Tenney
Kyra Sedgwick
Mary McDonnell
Michael Chan
surface form: Michael Paul Chan

Phillip P. Keene
Raymond Cruz
Robert Gossett
Tony Denison
targetAudience adult viewers of crime dramas
unitFocus Major Crimes Division
surface form: LAPD Major Crimes Division

Homicide Unit
surface form: LAPD Priority Homicide Division

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Jackson Hurst appearedIn The Closer