APB (TV series)


APB is an American procedural drama that aired on Fox from February 6, to April 24, 2017. A first trailer was released on May 16, 2016.
On May 11, 2017, Fox cancelled the series after one season.

Plot

A tech billionaire makes a deal to purchase a Chicago Police district and equip it with cutting-edge technology, after witnessing the violent murder of a close friend and his company's CFO and the ineffectiveness of the police dealing with it. The story is loosely based on the New York Times Magazine article "Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans?".

Cast

Main

Development

Fox ordered the pilot of David Slack's police procedural about a tech billionaire who purchases a troubled police precinct. Matt Nix was hired to take over as showrunner on March 24, 2016.

Casting

On February 12, 2016, Natalie Martinez was cast as Theresa Murphy. On February 22, 2016, Caitlin Stasey was cast as Ada Hamilton. On March 1, 2016, Taylor Handley was cast as Officer Roderick Brandt. On March 11, 2016, Justin Kirk and Eric Winter were cast as Gideon Reeves and Sgt. Tom Murphy respectively. On March 15, 2016, Ernie Hudson was cast as Capt. Ed Conrad.

Filming

Filming was temporarily shut down when Slack left the show over creative differences sometime before March 25, 2016, as Nix was set in charge. Fox announced that season one of the show would be shot in Chicago on May 11, 2016, and shortly thereafter, Trey Callaway was announced as co-showrunner of the series with Nix.

Episodes

Broadcast

Internationally, the series premiered in Australia on FOX8 on February 16, 2017. In New Zealand, it debuted on February 27 on TV One.

Home media release

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 35% approval rating with a 4.46/10 out of 20 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "APBs reliance on high-tech gadgets at the expense of high-stakes drama makes it a cutting-edge police procedural not worth watching." Also, the review aggregator website Metacritic gave the series "mixed or average reviews" with a score of 45 based on 18 critics.

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