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About television series (2010–2016)
Genres drama, police procedural
Created by Tess Gerritsen
Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Lorraine Bracco, Sasha Alexander, Chazz Palminteri, Billy Burke, Bruce McGill, Angie Harmon, Lee Thompson Young
Music James S. Levine
Length 7 seasons, 105 episodes, 43 min each
Network TNT
Country United States
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