The Good Cop is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in 2017.
Netflix annoncé the new series in June 2017. The show will star Tony Danza as “a disgraced, train NYPD officer never Who Followed the rules.” [1] The show was created and will be written by Andy Breckman , who created and wrote the award-winning USA Network series Monk .
The main characters are father and his policemen, both named Tony. Tony Sr. (Danza) was expelled from law enforcement for chronic violations of departmental policy, while his obeys departmental procedures. In the series, according to Netflix, “This ‘odd couple’ become unofficial partners as Tony Sr. offers his overly-cautious blunt, street-wise advice on everything from handling suspects to handling women.” [2]
Danza, a native New Yorker, is on the board of directors of the city’s Police Athletic League , and “will be able to draw on his real-life connection to the NYPD” to develop his character and role. [3]
About the series, Breckman said, “Many cop shows feature dark and provocative material: psycho-sexual killers, twisted, grim, flawed detectives. But the celebration of old-fashioned puzzle-solving. ” [4]
The Good Cop will launch with ten one-hour episodes. The first date has not been announced.
References
- Jump up^ Otterson, Joe,”Tony Danza to Star in Netflix Series ‘The Good Cop,'” Variety, June 19, 2017
- Jump up^ Zuckerman, Esther,”Tony Danza to play a bad cop in Netflix’s The Good Cop,”AV Club, June 19, 2017
- Jump up^ Andrea, Nellie, “Netflix Orders Tony Danza Dramedy Series’ The Good Cop ‘From’ Monk ‘Duo’, Deadline Hollywood , June 19, 2017
- Jump up^ Matthews, Liam,”To Tony Danza Cop Dramedy Is Coming To Netflix,” TVGuide, June 19, 2017