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The Division

2001–2004 · 4 seasons

A steady, earnest workplace drama where personal struggles and casework blend into an easy but involving weekly rhythm.

Created by: Deborah Joy LeVine
Genres: Drama
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Vidal

Overview: The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.

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Created by: Deborah Joy LeVine
Genres: Drama
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Vidal

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
justice
work
friendship
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama
Created by: Deborah Joy LeVine
Written by: Judith Feldman, Larry Moskowitz, John Mankiewicz, Christian Williams
Starring: Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Lisa Vidal, Jon Hamm, Lela Rochon, Taraji P. Henson, Amy Jo Johnson, Tracey Needham
Length: 4 seasons, 88 episodes, 60 min each
Network: Lifetime
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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