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As the Stone family reels in the aftermath of a devastating shooting, they're hit with their most foreboding calling yet; The Major attempts to tighten her grip on the unwitting Saanvi. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Jan 6, 2020 - 5 comments

A man possessed by death. A woman who can see death. The earthly and the afterworld collide dangerously. (Netflix, OCN Korea) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Dec 27, 2019 - 6 comments

Within the walls of an interrogation room and with time running out, London investigators go after 3 suspects. (Featuring David Tennant, Hayley Atwell, and Youssef Kerkour) (Netflix Original) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 22, 2019 - 8 comments

Once two overzealous cops get suspended from the force, they must delve into the criminal underworld to get their proper compensation.
posted by nicolas léonard sadi carnot on Sep 2, 2019 - 4 comments

In 1990s Boston, an assistant district attorney and a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran work together to take on a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston. (Showtime, US broadcast premiere) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Jun 16, 2019 - 1 comment

A prosecutor without empathy and a bold female police are taking a murder case involving unrestrained political corruption. [more inside]
posted by KaizenSoze on Nov 10, 2017 - 13 comments

Anyone else following? Worth discussing? [more inside]
posted by porpoise on Sep 11, 2017 - 1 comment

Comrade Detective purports to be a rediscovered buddy cop show from mid-eighties Romania, made as Eastern Bloc propaganda/entertainment. It isn't; it was filmed in Romania in the modern day, with Romanian actors, and then dubbed into English by actors like Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Nick Offerman, and occasionally guest stars like Debra Winger and Daniel Craig. In this episode: Baciu's family notices something unsettling; we hear Dragos's suspicions and learn something new about Stan; the American embassy is hospitable. [more inside]
posted by brainwane on Aug 9, 2017 - 2 comments

In the series premiere, young CIA operative Bryan Mills acquires a unique set of skills. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Feb 28, 2017 - 6 comments

Reese's cover could be blown when he realizes the latest POI has ties to his old CIA colleague, Kara Stanton. Thus begins what's in no small part a procedural episode that focuses on Reese's backstory and how it affects his present. As such, it's a bit of a throwback to earlier seasons, and a bit of a breather after the one-two punch of the opening episodes of PoI's final season. [more inside]
posted by raysmj on May 10, 2016 - 3 comments

American Harry Houdini is in England, where he and Arthur Conan Doyle team up with the first lady on the local police force, Constable Stratton Adelaide. In their first adventure together, they investigate the murder of a nun from one of the notorious Magdalene Laundries. A witness claims that the murderer was a young woman tormented by the nun - but she's been dead for 6 months.
posted by filthy light thief on May 3, 2016 - 8 comments

The mayor is being blackmailed, and the lieutenant is just sick about it. Angie Tribeca is assigned a new partner, Jay Geils, to find the blackmailer and bring him to justice. The only problem? Tribeca works alone.
posted by tobascodagama on Jan 18, 2016 - 28 comments

In the summer of 2001, new Boston Globe editor-in-chief Marty Baron tells his staff on the paper's "Spotlight" team that he wants them to focus on allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests. Initial incredulity aside, they come on board, one by one. [more inside]
posted by Sheydem-tants on Nov 28, 2015 - 13 comments

On his first day on a new job DCI Tom Mathias investigates a blood-soaked bathroom and the disappearance of 64 year old Helen Jenkins. The inquiry focuses on an old Children's home above the ravine spanned by the Devil's Bridge. [more inside]
posted by infinitewindow on Apr 5, 2015 - 3 comments

A medical examiner who's seen it all gets caught up in a train crash investigation. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 23, 2014 - 12 comments

A team of geniuses help out the government. [more inside]
posted by Margalo Epps on Sep 23, 2014 - 26 comments