# Major Crimes (2012)

> Captain Sharon Raydor leads an LAPD major crimes squad through the high-stakes investigations and prosecutions of Los Angeles' most sensitive cases.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/36264

## Facts

- Seasons: 6
- Episodes: 105
- Episode runtime: 43 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: James Duff
- Network: TNT
- Cast: Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Tony Denison, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Phillip P. Keene, Kearran Giovanni, Graham Patrick Martin
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1936532/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, gritty, methodical, grounded

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with ratings holding steady in the high 8s across later seasons and praise for the ensemble's procedural craft and Mary McDonnell's lead performance.

## Synopsis

Major Crimes (2012-2018) is a American television police procedural series created by James Duff for TNT. Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) heads a special squad inside the Los Angeles Police Department that takes on high-profile and particularly sensitive crimes. Her detectives, including Lt. Louie Provenza (G.W. Bailey), Lt. Andy Flynn (Tony Denison) and Detective Julio Sanchez (Raymond Cruz), work alongside prosecutors such as Deputy District Attorney Emma Rios (Nadine Velazquez) to assemble airtight cases that will survive a courtroom. The engine of the show is the tension between the unit's aggressive street investigations and the legal rules that govern every confession, search and piece of evidence. Each season moves through a sequence of cases that test loyalties inside the squad as well as the boundaries of the justice system. The six-season run offers a mix of standalone investigations and a continuing thread of professional rivalry and personal stakes. Set in present-day Los Angeles, the series carries a steady, grounded tone that is tense without tipping into excess. Fans of The Closer, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Rizzoli and Isles will find resonance in its procedural rhythm, its ensemble of seasoned investigators, and its focus on the everyday grind of building a conviction.

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