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The Closer

TV · 2005–2012 · 7 seasons

A steady, talky procedural where the real drama is in the interrogation room, carried by a sharp, stubborn lead and a likable squad.

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American television police procedural TV series
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Class
TV
Year
2005–2012
Seasons
7
Episodes
109
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • identity
  • work
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
police procedural
Created by
James Duff
Starring
J. K. Simmons, Mary McDonnell, Kyra Sedgwick, G. W. Bailey, Raymond Cruz, Anthony Denison, Jon Tenney, Michael Paul Chan
Music
James S. Levine
Length
7 seasons, 109 episodes, 43 min each
Network
TNT
Country
United States
Languages
English

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