'' Major Crimes'' is an American police procedural starring

Mary McDonnell Mary Eileen McDonnell (born April 28, 1952) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She received Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations for her roles as Stands With A Fist in ''Dances With Wolves'' and May-Alice Culhane in ''Pas ...

as Captain (later Commander) Sharon Raydor originally airing on the TNT network. A spin-off of ''

The Closer ''The Closer'' is an American police procedural television series starring Kyra Sedgwick as Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Los Angeles Police Department Chief of police#United States, deputy chief. A CIA-trained interrogator originally from Atlanta, G ...

'', ''Major Crimes'' follows the activities of the LAPD Major Crimes squad, charged with solving high-profile crimes in the city of Los Angeles, along with the members of the squad. The show features an ensemble cast including McDonnell, G. W. Bailey as Lt. Provenza,

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as Lt. Flynn,

Michael Paul Chan Michael Paul Chan (born June 26, 1950) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Lieutenant Michael Tao on the Turner Network Television, TNT series ''The Closer'' and ''Major Crimes (TV series), Major Crimes''. Chan also acted in ''U. ...

as Lt. Tao,

Raymond Cruz Raymond Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series ''The Closer'' and its spinoff '' Major Crimes'', as well as his recurring role as drug lord Tuco Salamanca i ...

as Det. Sanchez,

Jon Tenney Jonathan Frederick Tenney (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. He played Special Agent Fritz Howard in TNT's '' The Closer'' and continued in its spin-off '' Major Crimes''. Early life Tenney was born in Princeton, New Jersey. His mot ...

as FBI Liaison Special Agent (later Deputy Chief) Fritz Howard, and Kearran Giovanni as Det. Sykes, as well as

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as Rusty Beck. ''Major Crimes'', created by James Duff and produced by Greer Sheppard and Michael M. Robin, was the highest rated scripted cable drama of 2012.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2012)

The theme for the first season is fairness.

Season 2 (2013–14)

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(Deputy Medical Examiner Dr. Morales) and

Robert Gossett Robert Gossett (born March 3, 1954) is an American actor. He is best known for his role of Commander Russell Taylor on the TNT crime drama ''The Closer'' and on its successor series '' Major Crimes''. Career Gossett landed his first professiona ...

(Assistant Chief Russell Taylor), previously recurring cast members, are now series regulars.

Nadine Velazquez Nadine E. Velázquez (born November 20, 1978) is an American actress and model known for her roles as Catalina Aruca on ''My Name Is Earl'' and Sofia Ruxin on ''The League''. She has also appeared in films such as ''Blast (2004 film), Blast'' (2 ...

joins the cast as DDA Emma Rios, the prosecutor in charge of the Phillip Stroh case. Originally scheduled for 15 episodes, the season order was increased to 19. According to creator James Duff, the theme for season two is identity.

Season 3 (2014–15)

is upgraded from recurring to regular status as Special Agent (soon-to-be LAPD Deputy Chief) Fritz Howard, but is only credited in the episodes in which he appears. Recurring guest stars include

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as Sharon's husband Jack,

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as Rusty's therapist Dr. Joe Bowman,

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as SIS Lt. Chuck Cooper, Ransford Doherty as Coroner Investigator Kendall, Kathe Mazur as Deputy DA Andrea Hobbs and

Laurie Holden Heather Laurie Holden (born December 17, 1969) is an American-Canadian actress, producer, model, and human rights activist. She is best known for her portrayals as Marita Covarrubias in ''The X-Files'' (1996–2002), Andrea Harrison in AMC's ...

as Special Operations Bureau (SOB) Commander Ann McGinnis. The theme for the season is expectations.

Season 4 (2015–16)

The theme for the season is courage.

Season 5 (2016–17)

Robert Gossett departs the series in the eleventh episode of the season, in which Asst. Chief Taylor dies in a courtroom shootout. The theme for the season is balance. The final eight episodes focus on connections.

Season 6 (2017–18)

Daniel Di Tomasso Daniel di Tomasso (born 30 January 1983) is a Canadian actor. In 2013, he began starring as a series regular in the television drama series ''Witches of East End'', as Killian Gardiner. Di Tomasso also appeared on ''Beauty and the Beast'', ''Gr ...

(Detective Wes Nolan) and

Leonard Roberts Leonard Roberts (born November 17, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Sean Taylor in '' Drumline'', Forrest Gates on the fourth season of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and D. L. Hawkins on '' Heroes''. Early life Roberts was born in St. ...

(Assistant Chief Leo Mason) previously recurring cast members, are now series regulars. Jessica Meraz also joins the cast as Detective Camilla Paige, a new transfer who has a past with Provenza. Series star

departs the series in the tenth episode, following Sharon Raydor's death from a heart attack. The themes for this season are faith, reason and risk.

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

References

External links

''Major Crimes'' episode guide
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