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Southland (2009)

Crime · Drama · Thriller

A raw and authentic look into the Los Angeles crime scene, going far inside the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families. The show centers on four main characters: Officer John Cooper, a seasoned cop who will have to prove himself again after recovering from surgery; Officer Ben Sherman, who still has much to learn after recently completing his training rotation; Detective Lydia Adams, whose unending caseload hits closer to home; and Sammy Bryant, a former detective who decided to go back to being a uniform cop after the traumatic death of his partner.

IMDb rating
8.5 (32,795 votes)
Seasons
5
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.81 avg 7 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 60 min avg

  • Big finale
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 7.9 · 714 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 514 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 481 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 443 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 436 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 417 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 475 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Unknown Trouble7.9714
2Mozambique7.5514
3See the Woman7.5481
4Sally in the Alley7.7443
5Two Gangs7.9436
6Westside7.7417
7Derailed8.5475

Season 2 (2010)

8.22 avg 6 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 43 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 403 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 372 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 391 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 381 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 382 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 358 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Phase Three8.1403
2Butch & Sundance7.9372
3U-Boat8.5391
4The Runner7.9381
5What Makes Sammy Run?8.4382
6Maximum Deployment8.5358

Season 3 (2011)

8.17 avg 10 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 49 min avg

  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.0 · 376 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 346 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 338 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 460 votesEp 5: 8.2 · 337 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 319 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 322 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 325 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 321 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 343 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Let It Snow8.0376
2Punching Water8.0346
3Discretion7.9338
4Code 48.8460
5The Winds8.2337
6Cop or Not7.6319
7Sideways8.2322
8Fixing a Hole8.1325
9Failure Drill8.3321
10Graduation Day8.6343

Season 4 (2012)

8.09 avg 10 episodes 8.4 → 8.4 42 min avg

Ep 1: 8.4 · 372 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 338 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 301 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 315 votesEp 5: 8.4 · 326 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 331 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 295 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 285 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 299 votesEp 10: 8.4 · 330 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Wednesday8.4372
2Underwater8.0338
3Community7.7301
4Identity7.7315
5Legacy8.4326
6Integrity Check8.5331
7Fallout7.8295
8God's Work7.8285
9Risk8.2299
10Thursday8.4330

Season 5 (2013)

8.21 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.7 43 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 336 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 320 votesEp 3: 8.0 · 289 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 277 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 277 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 364 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 375 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 295 votesEp 9: 9.1 · 621 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 577 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Hats and Bats7.7336
2Heat8.1320
3Babel8.0289
4Under the Big Top7.8277
5Off Duty8.1277
6Bleed Out8.1364
7Heroes8.1375
8The Felix Paradox8.4295
9Chaos9.1621
10Reckoning8.7577

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