
The Shield
2002 to 2008 Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure 7 seasons
TMDB rating 8.2/10 Ended
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.
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Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime while operating under Vic's set of rules that sometimes cross the line between legal and illegal. The precinct's new captain doesn't like Vic's tactics, and wants to bust him off the force.
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TMDB rating 8.0/10
After a rocky start, Vic and Aceveda have formed an uneasy alliance that Claudette is determined to destroy. Vic's personal life is in shambles and a new nemesis on the street forces the Strike Team to risk everything in the pursuit of one last big score for their "retirement fund".
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TMDB rating 8.4/10
After scoring big with the money train, the Strike Team plays it cool to avoid arousing suspicion. Tensions are stretched further when Vic finds himself at odds with his team, but hostilities are quickly forgotten when Aceveda reveals that the team is the target of an Armenian mob hit.
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TMDB rating 8.3/10
The Strike Team has dissolved. Vic and Shane are assigned to regular detective duty, while Aceveda is leaving to begin his new job on the City Council. Although Vic often clashed with Aceveda, he quickly realizes that new captain Monica Rawling also has her own agenda.
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TMDB rating 8.3/10
As the Strike Team battles racial tensions in the city, friction inside the Barn escalates with the arrival of Jon Kavanaugh, a dogged Internal Affairs lieutenant obsessed with taking down Vic.
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TMDB rating 8.8/10
Vic and the Strike Team are distraught over Lem's death. After Vic learns from Claudette that the Chief plans to force him into early retirement, he vows to wreak bloody vengeance on Lem's killer before losing his badge, while Shane, overcome by guilt, becomes reckless and suicidal.
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TMDB rating 8.8/10
Pressured to take down Pezuela, Vic's skeletons finally come tumbling out of the closet as he faces threats from all directions—primarily from damaged protégé Shane.
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TMDB rating 8.9/10
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Cast and details
Michael ChiklisVic Mackey
Catherine DentDanielle 'Danny' Sofer
Walton GogginsShane Vendrell
Michael JaceJulien Lowe
Jay KarnesHolland 'Dutch' Wagenbach
Benito MartinezDavid Aceveda
CCH PounderClaudette Wyms
Cathy Cahlin RyanCorrine Mackey
David Rees SnellRonnie Gardocki
Kenny JohnsonCurtis Lemansky
David MarcianoSteve Billings
Autumn ChiklisCassidy Mackey
- Created by
- Shawn Ryan
- Network
- FX
- First aired
- Mar 12, 2002
- Latest episode
- Nov 25, 2008
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