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Backstrom (2015)

TV Series ★ 6.8 60 min

Crime Drama

Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's most sensitive and serious cases, he must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior. Based on renowned Swedish criminologist and novelist Leif G.W. Persson’s hit series of books of the same name.

Hart Hanson Creator

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Quick facts

Released
January 22, 2015
Runtime
60 min
Rating
TV-14
IMDb
tt2099034
Country
United States
Language
English
Studio
20th Century Fox Television, Far Field Productions

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Cast

Rainn Wilson Rainn Wilson Det. Lt. Backstrom Beatrice Rosen Beatrice Rosen Nadia Paquet Dennis Haysbert Dennis Haysbert Det. Sgt. Almond Genevieve Angelson Genevieve Angelson Det. Gravely Kristoffer Polaha Kristoffer Polaha Sgt. Niedermayer Page Kennedy Page Kennedy Officer Moto Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker Gregory Valentine

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Frequently asked questions

What is Backstrom about?
Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom is a man with no filter. After a five-year exile to the traffic division for offensive behavior, he has returned from disgrace to lead Portland's newly minted S.C.U. Tasked with navigating the city's most sensitive and serious cases, he must solve each crime as he tries, and fails, to change his own self-destructive behavior. Based on renowned Swedish criminologist and novelist Leif G.W. Persson’s hit series of books of the same name.
Who created Backstrom?
Backstrom was created by Hart Hanson.
Who stars in Backstrom?
Backstrom stars Rainn Wilson, Beatrice Rosen, Dennis Haysbert, Genevieve Angelson.
When was Backstrom released?
Backstrom is a 2015 crime, drama series.
Where can I watch Backstrom?
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