The Closer - Season 1 - Eps 1: Pilot
A seemingly routine murder investigation by the LAPD Robbery-Homicide Division is interrupted by the arrival of Deputy Chief Brenda Johnson, the new head of the LAPDβs Priority Murder Squad. An outsider from Atlanta in her first week of service, Brenda has already begun to face the resistance of long-time high-ranking officers, particularly Capt. Taylor of Robbery Homicide, as well as the questionable confidence of her own squad, who have decided to request transfers en masse. Only her assistant, Sgt. Gabriel, seems willing to try to work with her.
About The Closer

Title: The Closer
First Air Date: 2005-06-13
Last Air Date: 2012-08-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.9/10 (from 307 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 109
Network: TNT
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production Companies: The Shephard/Robin Company, Walking Entropy, Warner Bros. Television
Synopsis
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Johnson's quirky personality and hard-nosed approach often rubs her colleagues the wrong way, but her reputation as one of the world's best interrogator eventually wins over even her toughest critics.
Cast

Kyra Sedgwick
Brenda Leigh Johnson

J.K. Simmons
Will Pope

Corey Reynolds
David Gabriel

Robert Gossett
Russell Taylor

G.W. Bailey
Louie Provenza

Tony Denison
Andy Flynn

Michael Paul Chan
Mike Tao

Phillip P. Keene
Officer Buzz Watson

Jon Tenney
Special Agent Fritz Howard

Raymond Cruz
Julio Sanchez