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Southland Hits Netflix, Cracks Top 10 Thirteen Years After Finale

Exceptional Rotten Tomatoes scores signal a fresh chance for the LAPD drama’s discovery.

Overview

  • All five seasons and 43 episodes began streaming on Netflix on January 16.
  • The series originally aired from 2009 to 2013, debuting on NBC before moving to TNT.
  • The show follows LAPD officers led by Michael Cudlitz and Ben McKenzie, with Regina King and Shawn Hatosy among the principal cast.
  • Across its run it holds roughly a 90% critics score and a 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Steven Spielberg praising the series as “genius” in 2009.
  • Forbes reports the show reached #9 on Netflix’s Top 10 shortly after its addition, with any revival considered unlikely without exceptional viewership.