The Closer

The Closer

2005
The Closer
The Closer

The Closer

7.8 | TV-MA | en | Drama

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

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EP21  The Last Word
Aug. 13,2012
The Last Word

In the series finale, we bid a final farewell to Brenda Leigh Johnson. When a young man calls 911 to report seeing someone being buried in Griffith Park, police find not only her remains, but those of several other women who were kills as far back as two years ago. Brenda immediately suspects Philip Stroh and, despite departmental restrictions, sets out to finally tie him to the murders. Meanwhile, the witness who called 911 makes Brenda look at her life and future. Stay tuned to the next show, Major Crimes, which will pick up from the moment The Closer ends. A large portion of the characters are moving to the new show. to work under the new supervisor of Major Crimes, Captain Sharon Raydor.

EP20  Armed Response
Aug. 06,2012
Armed Response

Brenda finds a young couple involved to in the investigation by accident after finding two people dead outside in the street Brenda has no idea that the DA is watching her every move Capitan Raydor and Chief Pope find out who the leak is.

EP19  Last Rites
Jul. 30,2012
Last Rites

The murder of a priest puts the squad on a collision course with the Catholic Church and drives a wedge between Brenda and Chief Pope. Meanwhile, Brenda’s parents are in town while her father continues his cancer treatments.

EP18  Drug Fiend
Jul. 23,2012
Drug Fiend

Investigating the death of a beloved cancer doctor hits too close to home for Brenda who's already upset after learning that Pope is monitoring everything she does.

EP17  Fool's Gold
Jul. 16,2012
Fool's Gold

Provenza tries to help his ex-wife locate her wedding ring, but he stumbles into red-faced fumbles that include a robbery, an evidence-destroying canine and a frenetic appraiser.

EP16  Hostile Witness
Jul. 09,2012
Hostile Witness

Brenda encounters her nemesis, Philip Stroh. the defense attorney she suspects is a murdering rapist. Obsessed with taking him down, she pulls a shock-and-awe courtroom stunt that jeopardizes a case and lands her in hot water with the new D.A..

EP15  Silent Partner
Dec. 26,2011
Silent Partner

Brenda seeks help from a businessman, played by guest star Jason George (Grey's Anatomy), with old ties to the neighborhood where Turell Baylor was murdered.

EP14  Road Block
Dec. 19,2011
Road Block

The LAPD's Police Commissioner and his wife, Gail, may be in trouble when Brenda becomes determined to uncover a scandal one of them tried to cover up.

EP13  Relative Matters
Dec. 12,2011
Relative Matters

Brenda's parents return with surprising news that keeps Brenda's mind from her case.

EP12  You Have the Right to Remain Jolly
Dec. 05,2011
You Have the Right to Remain Jolly

Fred Willard (Modern Family) guest stars as Santa Jack, the owner of a Christmas village who believes he could be the real Father Christmas.

EP11  Necessary Evil
Nov. 28,2011
Necessary Evil

The death of a high school principal who had been trying to raise test scores at his school to prevent it from being closed causes Brenda and Fritz to fight over who has control of the case because an already existing FBI investigation causes the cases to overlap.

EP10  Fresh Pursuit
Sep. 12,2011
Fresh Pursuit

The squad investigates the death of a deputy sheriff; the judge considers dropping the charges against Brenda.

EP9  Star Turn
Sep. 05,2011
Star Turn

Brenda can't understand what led to a father's disappearance just as his daughter's single was about to hit the charts making her famous very quickly. Brenda has an opportunity to make her lawsuit disappear by settling with the family that brought it against her but that deal may not be as good as everybody hoped it would.

EP8  Death Warrant
Aug. 29,2011
Death Warrant

Brenda seeks Capt. Raydor's help in an investigation of possible police brutality; Brenda's attorney starts deposing the squad about the Baylor case.

EP7  A Family Affair
Aug. 22,2011
A Family Affair

The team investigates the puzzling death of a fellow officer's daughter. Elsewhere, Captain Raydor advances in her meticulous audit of Brenda's unit and begins to sharpen focus on Detective Sanchez.

EP6  Home Improvement
Aug. 15,2011
Home Improvement

A body turns up on a home construction site, while Brenda and Fritz weigh the expense of a high priced attorney.

EP5  Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Aug. 08,2011
Forgive Us Our Trespasses

A family works to protect their late minister's reputation from scandal. Meanwhile, most of the Major Crimes Division is subpoenaed, raising suspicions about the one who wasn't.

EP4  Under Control
Aug. 01,2011
Under Control

Tao's son works at a camp where a boy goes missing.

EP3  To Serve with Love
Jul. 25,2011
To Serve with Love

Flynn and Provenza get into the usual trouble moonlighting as process servers when a man dies shortly after they serve him.

EP2  Repeat Offender
Jul. 18,2011
Repeat Offender

Brenda has to figure out how house sitting led to the death of a young lady. As the fallout from the civil lawsuit continues Captian Rader has to broaden her investigation to include the LAPD while the realignment within be in LAPD gets started.

EP1  Unknown Trouble
Jul. 11,2011
Unknown Trouble

Brenda and the squad investigate the owner of a hip-hop record label when one of his rap artists and six innocent bystanders are gunned down. The case hits home for Gabriel who knows two of the victims from church. Meanwhile, Chief Delk is getting ready to announce the department’s new organizational chart just as Brenda becomes the target of a civil suit against the police department.

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7.8 | TV-MA | en | Drama , Crime , Mystery | More Info
Released: 2005-06-13 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , The Shephard/Robin Company Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.tnt.tv/series/closer/
Synopsis

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.

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Cast

Kyra Sedgwick , J.K. Simmons , Corey Reynolds

Director

James Duff

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Warner Bros. Television , The Shephard/Robin Company

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amethystwings32 I have watched this show , I can honestly say it is crap! From the lack of plot to the acting, there is nothing good about it at all! Why it wins so many awards I don't have a clue, it has no substance what so ever! And her accent is as fake as a three dollar bill, the first time I watched it I fell asleep. It is that boring, the only highlight is when it is over! How anyone can consider this good drama is beyond me! With it is sarcastic one liners and brain farts. This show could put the dead to sleep, it may be harsh but it is true! If I want to watch a bad TV show I would the Good Wife ! Or repeats of Desperate Housewives! I have seen some stinkers come and go , but this one wreaks ! And now that concludes my closing statement, on the Closer.
kayaker36 At just about 45 minutes into each episode, Brenda Leigh suddenly and brilliantly solves the case, the murderer being always the least likely suspect. The culprit is soon blurting out his, or rarely her confession, by then either stammering some pathetic self-justification to the Dep. Chief's stern and unforgiving gaze or simply reduced to tears.Deputy Chief Johnson leads a team of hand-picked detectives at the Priority Homicide Squad yet not one of them is capable of solving a homicide. Brenda Lee does the detecting -- all of it. After all, she's the boss lady and on this show all men are doofuses -- the white ones, at least--capable at best of following her precise orders, at worst of charging out and arresting the obvious suspect (invariably innocent) or of making hormone-driven jackasses of themselves in predictable ways.No surprise that often the biggest jerk of all is her middle-aged, bald headed boss. For some strange reason the creator of the show inserted a back story in which these two had a romantic relationship before Brenda came to the L.A.P.D. Perhaps this is to explain the odd reversal of roles. It is generally she who orders him around.Nor are the criminals on this show very bright. Unlike real life, few ever exercise their right to remain silent. Fewer yet ask to speak to a lawyer, or if they have one they ignore his advise and talk themselves into a jail cell, which is the better part of the Dep. Chief's "genius" interrogation technique. Often, the suspect will ask **her** if he needs an attorney!Different from light-hearted crime shows like "The Mentalist" on CBS or the cable-produced "Monk", "The Closer" often explicitly depicts violence and murder, or at least its aftermath. There is little humor here. Add to this the jerky hand-held camera that is often used (to lower production costs), and you get the entirely false impression that this is how real police operate.
krs10432 I would love to say that there is a redeeming quality to the actors in this show but too bad we are forced to watch Sedgwick speak in an accent that even Kevin Costner would laugh out loud at. Plus it's hard to like a character that has a lot of lines and leads the cast but sticks her lips out so far that the dry mouth smacking sound is the most repulsive distraction ever by a television actor. The rest of the cast however does a rather decent job and the stories are somewhat original but lets face it. It's all just Law and Order rebuffs. The biggest problem with these shows is that they are slightly formulaic and are getting more and more tiresome as the years go on. It all ends up like a lot of cops running in circles accusing everyone under the sun in an attempt to make the audience feel like they may be barking up the right tree and that the resolution is oh soooo close however it always comes to a shocking conclusion in the end and the cops always go "well doesn't really matter how we got there just as long as we got there." These police must have zero friends outside to the department. All in all, Go away Kyra and just let Kevin be the bread winner in the family.
killer1h This series looks like a plain ol' cop drama from the outside but that couldn't be any further from the truth. Deputy Chief Brenda Lee Johnson is the head of a elite detective unit that solves homicides, now here are a few things you should probably know. First this chief has been trained how to interrogate by the C.I.A, secondly her entire squad is made up of detectives(that's right no rookies here), and of course her Husband is an F.B.I. Agent. Still need more? The way that this woman gets the job done is both masterful and incredible, on top of which she controls an entire unit full of men like a school teacher does in a classroom. This show is a must see, one of the few drama's where the female lead isn't a model and yet the plot is so good that it makes absolutely no difference at all. 10/10 for originality, solid acting, fantastic plot lines.