Southland (TV series)
Actor Character Rank Notes
Michael Cudlitz John Cooper Police Officer III+1 ( Seasons 1-5 ) Hollywood Division , Officer Sherman 's former FTO ( Seasons 1-3 ) , Officer Tang 's former partner ( Season 4 ) , Officer Steele 's FTO ( Season 5 ) . Senior Lead Officer
Ben McKenzie Ben Sherman Police Officer I ( Seasons 1-3 ) Police Officer II ( Seasons 4-5 ) Hollywood Division , Officer Cooper 's former boot ; ( fictional ) Alvarado Division , Officer Bryant 's partner
Regina King Lydia Adams Detective II ( Seasons 1-5 ) West Bureau Detectives
Shawn Hatosy Sammy Bryant Detective I ( Season 1 ) Detective II ( Seasons 2-3 ) Police Officer III ( Seasons 4-5 ) Southeast Division Detectives , Detective Moretta 's former partner ; Alvarado Division , Officer Sherman 's partner
C. Thomas Howell Bill Dewey Dudek Police Officer III ( Recurring seasons 1-4 , main season 5 ) Hollywood Division , Officer Brown 's former partner
Kevin Alejandro Nate Moretta Detective II ( Seasons 1-3 ) Southeast Division Detectives , Detective Bryant 's former partner , killed in a gang assault in Season 3
Michael McGrady Daniel Sal Salinger Detective III ( Seasons 1-3 ) Southeast Division Detectives , Supervisor
Tom Everett Scott Russell Clarke Detective II ( Season 1 , recurring seasons 2-3 , 5 ) West Bureau Detectives , Detective Adams ' former partner
Arija Bareikis Chickie Brown Police Officer III ( Seasons 1-3 ) Hollywood Division , Officer Dudek 's former partner ; transferred to Metro Division in Season 4
Cast and characters -- Main cast
Southland (stylized as SOUTHLAND) is an American crime drama television series created by writer Ann Biderman and produced by Warner Bros. Television. It originally aired on NBC for one season from April 9 to May 21, 2009, and then on TNT for four additional seasons from March 2, 2010, to April 17, 2013. On May 1, 2009, NBC announced that Southland had been renewed for a second season with an initial 13-episode order to begin airing on Friday, September 25, 2009, at 9:00 pm, one hour earlier than its original time slot. On August 27, 2009, shortly before its scheduled premiere, NBC moved the opening of its second season to October 23, 2009, citing the need to promote the show more fully. On October 8, 2009, NBC announced that the series had been canceled after one season. On November 2, 2009, TNT announced it had purchased the rights to Southland's original seven episodes, as well as six completed episodes from its second season. Southland began airing on TNT on January 12, 2010. On April 26, 2010, TNT announced it had picked up Southland for a ten-episode third season to begin airing on January 4, 2011. TNT's renewal of the show included a substantial budget cut and corresponding cast reduction. Southland was renewed for a ten-episode fourth season on March 22, 2011, which premiered on January 17, 2012. The series was renewed for a ten-episode fifth season which began airing February 13, 2013. On May 10, 2013, TNT announced that Southland had been canceled after five seasons.