Backstrom (2015)
2015 – 2015 · TV show · 1 seasons · 13 episodes · 44 min
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.
Written byHart Hanson
Where to watch
United States
Availability: JustWatch · TMDB
In the United States, Backstrom is not on a streaming service right now, but it can be rented or bought on Google Play Movies, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video and Fandango At Home. It is available in 1 countries, for example on Tele2 Play. Created by Hart Hanson. Starring Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha and Page Kennedy. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Far Field Productions. It aired on FOX. Rated 7.4 on IMDb from 10,225 votes.
- Streams in
- 1 country · Tele2 Play (1)
- Rank in its year
- #131 · of 537 TV shows from 2015
- Rated higher than
- 77% · of the catalogue's TV shows (Comedy)
- IMDb rating
- 7.4/10 · 10,225 votes
Cast
Rainn WilsonEverett Backstrom
Genevieve AngelsonNicole Gravely
Kristoffer PolahaPeter Niedermayer
Page KennedyFrank Moto
Beatrice RosenNadia Paquet
Thomas DekkerGregory Valentine
Dennis HaysbertJohn Almond
Sarah ChalkeAmy Gazanian
Rizwan ManjiDr. Deb Chaman
Adam BeachCaptain Jessie RochaDetails
- Original language
- English
- Country of origin
- United States
- Network
- FOX
- Created by
- Hart Hanson
- Production companies
- 20th Century Fox Television, Far Field Productions
- Format
- Scripted
- Status
- Canceled
“Brilliant cop. Total jerk.”
Episodes
1. Dragon Slayer22 January 2015 · 44 minThe supposed suicide of a senator's son ends up being a homicide.★ 7.2
2. Bella29 January 2015 · 44 minThe team help to investigate an serial arsonist.★ 7.4
3. Takes One to Know One5 February 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and his team are called in after a youth pastor is discovered murdered at a church.★ 7.1
4. I Am a Bird Now12 February 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and his team are called in when a member of Portland's LGBT community is killed.★ 7.1
5. Bogeyman19 February 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and his team are called in when a teenage girl are abducted by an online predator.★ 8.3
6. Ancient, Chinese, Secret26 February 2015 · 44 minA murder leads Backstrom and his team to an illegal gambling ring.★ 7.0
7. Enemy of My Enemies5 March 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and his team must work with his estranged father in order to catch a suspected eco-terrorist.★ 7.1
8. Give 'Til It Hurts26 March 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and the S.C.U. investigate a hit-and-run that leaves a wealthy woman dead.★ 7.3
9. Inescapable Truth2 April 2015 · 44 minA key witness in a drug investigation is found dead after escaping from his court-mandated rehab program, and Backstrom must figure out how he escaped and who killed him. However, when the S.C.U. learns that the victim i…★ 7.8
10. Love Is a Rose and You Better Not Pick It9 April 2015 · 44 minWhen a young female sex surrogate is found dead in Portland's Rose Garden, the S.C.U. investigates what could be a crime of lust, rage, passion or possibly even love. Meanwhile, Backstrom receives very upsetting news abo…★ 7.8
11. I Like to Watch16 April 2015 · 44 minBackstrom and the S.C.U. are plunged into the zany, provocative world of a performance art festival when one of the participating artists is found dead. Their investigation turns up a slew of potential killers, all of wh…★ 7.8
12. Corkscrewed23 April 2015 · 44 minSarah Chalke (“Scrubs”) Guest-Stars Backstrom comes home to find Dante Trippi, Valentine’s abuser, murdered on his doorstep. Worried that Valentine could be next, the S.C.U.’s investigation leads Backstrom to a ring of c…★ 7.6
13. Rock Bottom30 April 2015 · 44 minWhen a Native American is found dead under a bridge on the Wabacooche Indian reservation, Amy’s new boyfriend and Indian Reserve Police Captain, Jesse Rocha, wants in on the case. Backstrom then learns that Indian meth-k…★ 8.1
