Crime Dramas canceled before their time
by taxidriver8989 | created - 20 Oct 2011 | updated - 15 May 2018 | PublicA list of crime drama that if lasted could longer could of changed the quality crime drama we have today.
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1. The Chicago Code (2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Jarek Wysocki, one of Chicago's toughest cops, struggles to clean up the town's violence and corruption.
Stars: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley
Votes: 8,478
2. Crime Story (1986–1988)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The saga of a Chicago police detective's efforts to stop a young hood's ruthless rise in the ranks of organized crime.
Stars: Dennis Farina, Bill Smitrovich, Tony Denison, Steve Ryan
Votes: 3,354
3. EZ Streets (1996–1997)
TV-14 | 539 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Gritty crime drama set in a corrupt decaying city near the Canada-U.S. border about the leader of a vicious new gang called the EZs, a dedicated cop who's struggling to stop him, and an ex-con forced to work for the gangster.
Stars: Ken Olin, Joe Pantoliano, Jason Gedrick, Mike Starr
Votes: 272
4. Robbery Homicide Division (2002–2003)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Drama centers on Lt. Sam Cole and his team of cops in the elite robbery/homicide division of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Stars: Tom Sizemore, David Cubitt, Klea Scott, Barry Shabaka Henley
Votes: 416
5. Line of Fire (2003–2005)
60 min | Crime, Drama
A "political drama" that juxtaposes the stories of a young female F.B.I. agent (Bibb) and a mobster (Paymer).
Stars: Leslie Bibb, Anson Mount, Leslie Hope, Julie Ann Emery
Votes: 317
6. Boomtown (2002–2003)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.
Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Gary Basaraba
Votes: 2,300
7. Intelligence (2005–2007)
44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Organized crime and the Organized Crime Unit (OCU) work together to achieve the opposing goals of each respective world.
Stars: Ian Tracey, Klea Scott, John Cassini, Matt Frewer
Votes: 2,231
8. Life (I) (2007–2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Detective Charlie Crews was framed, convicted and cleared for a crime he didn't commit. Twelve years of hard time have given him a unique philosophy on life and criminal investigation. Now he's readjusting to a world that's moved on.
Stars: Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin, Brent Sexton
Votes: 35,260
9. Raines (2007)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A brilliant police detective has a unique gift - he can revive victims in his mind.
Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Matt Craven, Nicole Sullivan, Linda Park
Votes: 2,111
10. Jonny Zero (2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Crime, Mystery
An ex-con wants to start an honest life. His old crime outfit wants him, as well as an FBI agent who's working on a case against his former partners in crime. All he wants is to regain his family's trust and help those in need.
Stars: Sean Moran, Sean Mana, GQ, Ritchie Coster
Votes: 225
11. Kingpin (2003)
R | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug cartel leader and his family try to keep what is "rightfully" theirs.
Stars: Yancey Arias, Brian Benben, Bobby Cannavale, Angela Alvarado
Votes: 1,194
12. The Black Donnellys (2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama
Four young Irish brothers are caught up in New York's underworld of organized crime.
Stars: Jonathan Tucker, Tom Guiry, Olivia Wilde, Billy Lush
Votes: 14,369
13. Big Apple (2001)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The FBI and the New York Police Department battle to keep the mob from taking a bite out of the Big Apple.
Stars: Ed O'Neill, Kim Dickens, Michael Madsen, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 143
14. K-Ville (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Police officers patrol the streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress
Votes: 1,410
15. The Handler (2003–2004)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
FBI agent Joe Renato trains and handles rookie agents who go undercover to solve crimes at all levels of Los Angeles' diverse society, interfacing with government and local law enforcement ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Pantoliano, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, Tanya Wright
Votes: 206
16. Kidnapped (2006–2007)
TV-14 | Crime, Drama
Complex overtones surround the kidnapping of a wealthy New York family's 15-year-old son, leading a specialist and a retiring FBI agent to figure it out.
Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Carmen Ejogo, Delroy Lindo, Linus Roache
Votes: 2,975
17. Heist (2006)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team of crooks tries to rob three different Beverly Hills jewelers at the same time.
Stars: Marika Dominczyk, Dougray Scott, Steve Harris, Michele Hicks
Votes: 555
18. Karen Sisco (2003–2007)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The adventures of U.S. Marshal Karen Sisco in Miami.
Stars: Carla Gugino, Bill Duke, Robert Forster, Jeffrey De Serrano
Votes: 945
19. Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective, must make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men.
Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 4,082
20. Thief (2006)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When it comes to pulling heists, Nick Atwater is a master. But when it comes to his family life he is not as successful. But there are far bigger problems ahead, will he and his team be able to make a clean getaway?
Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 1,241
21. Awake (2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
After a car accident takes the life of a family member, a police detective lives two alternating parallel lives, one with his wife and one with his son. Is one of his "realities" merely a dream?
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Laura Allen, Steve Harris, Dylan Minnette
Votes: 21,484
22. Backstrom (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Portland Police Bureau's Elite Special Crimes Unit is led by Det. Lt. Everett Backstrom, an alcoholic smoker whose health is failing, but he takes on cases in special circumstances.
Stars: Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy
Votes: 9,875
23. Battle Creek (2015)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Two detectives with different views on the world team up and using cynicism, guile and deception, they clean up the streets of Battle Creek.
Stars: Josh Duhamel, Dean Winters, Aubrey Dollar, Edward Fordham Jr.
Votes: 8,996
24. Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006)
44 min | Drama
Dominic Da Vinci, former Coroner and Police Officer in Vancouver, BC, starts his first term as the newly elected mayor of Vancouver.
Stars: Nicholas Campbell, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Ben Immanuel, Ian Tracey
Votes: 280
25. Endgame (2011)
60 min | Crime, Drama
The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.
Stars: Shawn Doyle, Patrick Gallagher, Katharine Isabelle, Carmen Aguirre
Votes: 3,744
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