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The Shield

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Vic Mackey is a rogue cop in an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department, willing to sink to the criminals' level in order to take them on -- but his misdeeds eventually come home to roost. He breaks the law to, in his mind, bring some semblance of order to a chaotic world.
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Seasons

Season 1 95% Mar 2002 Details Season 2 92% Jan 2003 Details Season 3 93% Mar 2004 Details Season 4 82% Mar 2005 Details Season 5 100% Jan 2006 Details Season 6 76% Apr 2007 Details Season 7 97% Sep 2008 Details

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Shawn Ryan

Creator

Michael Chiklis

Det. Vic Mackey

Michael Jace

Officer Julien Lowe

Jay Karnes

Det. Holland " Dutch" Wagenbach

CCH Pounder

Det. Claudette Wyms

Benito Martinez

Capt. David Aceveda

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Series Info

Synopsis Vic Mackey is a rogue cop in an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department, willing to sink to the criminals' level in order to take them on -- but his misdeeds eventually come home to roost. He breaks the law to, in his mind, bring some semblance of order to a chaotic world.
Director
Guy Ferland, Scott Brazil, Clark Johnson, Dean White, Stephen Kay, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, D.J. Caruso, Michael Chiklis, Nick Gomez, Paris Barclay, Peter Horton, Terrence O'Hara, Felix Alcala, Philip G. Atwell
Creator
Shawn Ryan
Executive Producer
Shawn Ryan, Scott Brazil, Kurt Sutter, Charles Eglee, Glen Mazzara
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 12, 2002