Season 1 is the first season of Spectrum's series LA's Finest. It premiered on Spectrum on May 13, 2019 and on Fox on September 21, 2020. It ran for 13 episodes.
Synopsis[]
Haunted by the fallout of her work on taking down a drug cartel in Miami, Detective Sydney Burnett teams up with LAPD Detective Nancy McKenna to take on some of the city's most dangerous criminals.[1]
Cast and characters[]
Main[]
- Gabrielle Union as Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett, an ex-DEA agent transferred to LAPD. She is the sister of Marcus Burnett from the Bad Boys movies.
- Jessica Alba as Nancy McKenna, a working stepmother and secret former career criminal, who is Syd's new partner and friend in the LAPD.
- Duane Martin as Ben Baines
- Zach Gilford as Ben Walker
- Ryan McPartlin as Dr. Patrick McKenna, Nancy's husband and a Los Angeles district attorney.
- Sophie Reynolds as Isabel "Izzy" McKenna, Nancy's stepdaughter and Patrick's daughter.
- Ernie Hudson as Joseph Burnett, Syd's estranged father and ex-LAPD cop.
Episodes[]
| NO. (SEASON) | IMAGE | TITLE | DIRECTOR | WRITER | AIR DATE |
| 1 | 
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"Pilot" | Anton Cropper | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | May 13, 2019 |
| When a young boy becomes the target of a powerful cartel, our team must race against the clock to keep him safe. But when Syd's personal quest for justice threatens the operation, she and McKenna must decide whom they really serve and protect.[2] | |||||
| 2 | 
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"Defiance" | Anton Cropper | John Dove & Pam Veasey | May 13, 2019 |
| Our team must track down a budding serial killer who lures young women into isolated areas before killing them live on social media. Meanwhile, Syd's dangerous secret collides with McKenna's complicated past.[2] | |||||
| 3 | 
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"Con Air" | Anton Cropper | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | May 13, 2019 |
| A body abruptly plummets onto a busy street, seemingly falling straight out of the sky, and our team is left to piece together the clues. Meanwhile, Syd and McKenna realize they need to trust each other if they want to escape the ghosts of their past.[2] | |||||
| 4 | 
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"Déjà Vu" | Anton Cropper | Andrea Thornton Bolden | May 20, 2019 |
| Time is up - Syd and McKenna need to get Knox's fentanyl into police custody while leaving no trace of their own involvement. But can they pull it off when McKenna is distracted by Izzy's strange behavior and a ghost from Syd's past returns to haunt her?[2] | |||||
| 5 | 
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"Farewell..." | Eagle Egilsson | J.L. Tiggett | May 20, 2019 |
| Our LAPD team works to solve the mystery behind the brutal death of a trans woman, while Syd and McKenna are tangled up in their own personal complications. As the hunt for Knox intensifies, Syd is forced to face her traumatic and complicated past head-on when an old flame is transferred to the LAPD. Meanwhile, McKenna helps Izzy process the grief from her mother's fatal car accident.[2] | |||||
| 6 | 
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"...My Lovely" | Janice Cooke | Diana Mendez | May 27, 2019 |
| With Dante back in her life, it's impossible for McKenna to keep hiding the truth about her mother's death from Syd. At the same time, Syd is in a mess of her own as Arlo plots against those she loves. As if this isn't enough on Syd and McKenna's plate, our team continues its hunt for answers in the murder of the trans woman and her fiancé.[2] | |||||
| 7 | 
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"Book of Secrets" | Anton Cropper | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | May 27, 2019 |
| Syd and Mckenna's personal hunt for Gabriel Knox ramps up as they let the Bens in on their search for the elusive Arlo. Meanwhile, a conflicted Syd must deal with a family crisis, while McKenna is left with a difficult choice between her past and her future.[2] | |||||
| 8 | 
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"Dead Men Tell No Tales" | Anton Cropper | John Dove | June 3, 2019 |
| McKenna is forced to come clean about her past to her husband, and both she and Syd attempt to convince him to bend the rule of law to save a life. In the meantime, our team find themselves trailing a group of thieves who managed to steal millions of dollars' worth of untraceable diamonds.[2] | |||||
| 9 | 
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"Dangerous Minds" | Nathan Hope | Pam Veasey | June 3, 2019 |
| It's busy for our team of detectives as they continues to investigate the case of the missing diamonds, and the task force executes a major drug bust. With the threat of Knox looming, both Syd and Mckenna must confront some of their deepest secrets yet.[2] | |||||
| 10 | 
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"Enemy of the State" | Anton Cropper | Carol Bass & Megan McNamara | June 10, 2019 |
| As their pasts continue to crash into the present, Syd and McKenna discover that an unknown player has been manipulating them all along. Meanwhile, the search for the missing diamonds continues, just as McKenna is faced with an impossible choice: her brother or her future.[2] | |||||
| 11 | 
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"Thief" | Lexi Alexander | Marisa Tam | June 10, 2019 |
| After a stunning discovery, Syd and McKenna debate who they can trust moving forward while also investigating a death that took place at a scenic Los Angeles park.[2] | |||||
| 12 | 
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"Armageddon" | Janice Cooke | John Dove & J.L. Tiggett | June 17, 2019 |
| As Syd and McKenna finally close in on Gabriel Knox, a shocking revelation makes their fight more personal than ever before.[2] | |||||
| 13 | 
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"Bad Girls" | Anton Cropper | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | June 17, 2019 |
| Syd, McKenna and the team band together as they race against the clock to save one of their own, finally coming face-to-face with their greatest enemy.[2] | |||||
Gallery[]
Trailer[]
LA's Finest season 1 trailer (2019)