TV series

The Protector

2011 · 1 season

A brisk, easy-watch police procedural that balances tense investigations with the warm, messy rhythms of a single mother's family life.

Overview: Gloria Sheppard is an intuitive LAPD homicide detective who juggles her demanding personal and professional lives while raising two sons with the help of her troubled younger brother, Davey.
How it feels: Tense, warm, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, work, parenthood, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
work
parenthood
crime
justice
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild