The Shield

About The Shield

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

The Shield is an action-adventure and crime series that ran on FX. Its themes are drugs, criminal investigation, LAPD, and drug dealer.

Its 7 seasons and 88 episodes were broadcast from March 2002 to November 2008. Seasons run to about 13 episodes.

Michael Chiklis appears as Vic Mackey, Catherine Dent as Danielle 'Danny' Sofer, Paula Garcés as Tina Hanlon, and Walton Goggins as Shane Vendrell. It was produced by Columbia TriStar Television, Fox Television Studios, and MiddKid Productions.

It streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Hulu in the United States. We Own This City, Breaking Bad, and True Detective make useful companions to The Shield, all filed under police brutality and police corruption. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 925 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.