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TV's most intriguing detective. LA's most unsual crimes.
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Crews' new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Complex, offbeat Detective Charlie Crews returns to the force after serving time in prison for a crime he didn't commit. Crews' new lease on life has provided him with a Zen-like outlook, peace of mind and no need for vengeance, an attitude which can be challenging to maintain when someone he cares about is threatened — or when he is investigating the mystery surrounding the murder he was falsely accused of.
Cast, crew and production details
Damian LewisCharlie Crews
Sarah ShahiDani Reese
Brooke LangtonConstance Griffiths
Brent SextonRobert 'Bobby' Stark
Donal LogueKevin Tidwell
Adam ArkinTed Earley
Gabrielle UnionJane Seever
Robin WeigertKaren Davis
NBCUnited StatesWatch options above are for the show and may vary by season or episode.
Episode 1
Crews and Reese race the clock to stop a serial killer who’s locking people in boxes and leaving them to die all over L.A.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Brooke Langton, Noel Fisher, Kim Director, Matthew Currie Holmes, Erica Tazel, Allen Alvarado, Titus Welliver, Roberto Sanchez
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Episode 2
Crews and Reese discover that rich kids, steroids, and murder are a bad mix.
Directed by David StraitonWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Max Gail, Stacy Haiduk, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Matt Lanter, Adam Hendershott, Eileen April Boylan, McKenna Jones, Patricia Rae
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Episode 3
Charlie and Reese work a case so cold it's frozen.
Directed by Elodie KeeneGuest stars Todd Stashwick, Marguerite Moreau, David Kagen, Hector Luis Bustamante, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Marsha Thomason, Jeremy Guskin, Martin Grey
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Episode 4
Crews must battle his own psychological prison when he and Reese take on a case where worst nightmares become reality.
Directed by Peter MarkleGuest stars Robin Weigert, Jake Abel, Jesse James, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Scott Michael Campbell, Henri Lubatti, Erik Eidem, Jarod Einsohn
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Episode 5
Crews and Reese investigate a case where an online infatuation turns into a deadly crush.
Directed by Holly DaleWritten by Marjorie DavidGuest stars Gloria Garayua, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jonathan Banks, Victor Rivers, Maeve Quinlan, Kate Miner, Alex Sol, Sheila Shaw
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Episode 6
In the chaos of an L.A. earthquake, a killer sets a trap for Crews.
Directed by Tucker GatesGuest stars Emma Degerstedt, Stacey Travis, Christina Hendricks, Michael Cudlitz, Jon Sklaroff, Rebecca Lowman, Michael G. Canaan, Tahmus Rounds
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Episode 7
Crews and Reese investigate the murder of a multi-million dollar lottery winner whose number was up.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Erik Estrada, Eugene Byrd, Matt Borlenghi, Stephen Bogardus, Jonathan Slavin, Paul Raci, Mike Randleman, Vince Green
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Episode 8
Prices aren't the only things falling when Crews and Reese investigate a man's death in a mall the morning of Black Friday.
Directed by David StraitonWritten by Marjorie David, Melissa Scrivner-Love, Wendy CalhounGuest stars Mary Mouser, Brianne Davis, Marcus Giamatti, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Kyle Gallner, Steven Crowley, Bonnie Hellman, William Atherton
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Episode 9
When the girlfriend of a cop is murdered, Crews and Reese must play a literal game of good cop bad cop to find the killer.
Written by Rand RavichGuest stars Victoria Pratt, Christina Hendricks, Jamie Harris, Tyler Kain, Alex Carter, Aja Evans, Mitchell Fink, Matt Nolan
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Episode 10
Reese and Crews take a trip to an Indian reservation to find out who killed the last sheriff standing.
Directed by Adam ArkinGuest stars Clayne Crawford, Sal Lopez, Zahn McClarnon, Timilee Romolini, Malaya Rivera Drew, Rick Cramer, Mandell Maughan, Leandro Cano
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Episode 11
A food bank delivery man is found murdered and buried up to his neck, surrounded by flower petals in a backyard. Crews and Reese believe the incident may be related to a cult from the 1970s. Crews confronts Mickey Rayborn, despite warnings from the FBI.
Directed by Paul McCraneGuest stars Michael Raymond-James, Rachel Miner, Marshall Allman, Jessica Dunphy, Tim DeZarn, Mary Cross, Andre M. Johnson, Moira Squier
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Episode 12
While investigating a triple execution-style homicide, Reese and Crews go up against an old nemesis, a Russian mob boss who has woven a deadly and wicked web.
Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Tessa Thompson, Geoff Pierson, Jessy Schram, Jon Sklaroff, Edin Gali, Aria Pullman, Ondrej Habinak, David Ury
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Episode 13
After a Space Shuttle pilot is found shot to death after managing to land his private plane, Crews and Reese must determine if it was suicide or murder.
Directed by John BehringGuest stars Josh Randall, Richard Speight Jr., J. Patrick McCormack, Kayren Butler, David Ury, Kevin Indio Copeland, Ed Corbin, Jesse Bean
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Episode 14
When the lead singer of a cover band is found dead on stage, Crews and Reese must go through a string of impersonators to find the real killer.
Directed by Frederick King KellerWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Angela Goethals, Rick D. Wasserman, Geoff Pierson, Patrick Fabian, Kate Connor, Jelly Howie, Jim Cody Williams, John Gloria
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Episode 15
Crews and Reese begin their investigation and discover the victim was running an elaborate construction scam that left his clients without roofs or money.
Directed by Daniel SackheimWritten by Bob CollearyGuest stars Amara Zaragoza, Charlotte Rae, M.C. Gainey, Amanda Fuller, Dave Florek, Wayne Péré, Ian Reed Kesler, Shawn Ryan
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Episode 16
Reese receives and offer to join an FBI organized crime task force, leaving Crews and Stark to partner up. The former partners work on a case of a philandering financial advisor who was murdered and discover a case of corporate and political corruption.
Directed by Elodie KeeneWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Erick Avari, Allison McAtee, Sarayu Blue, Symba, April Eden, Michelle Van Der Water, Traci Ann Wolfe, Peter James Smith
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Episode 17
Crews and Starks investigate the murder of an Iraq war soldier who despite being killed in broad daylight on a crowded sidewalk, no one witnessed the crime.
Directed by Adam ArkinWritten by Melissa Scrivner-Love, Marjorie David, Wendy CalhounGuest stars Summer Altice, Tim Guinee, Valarie Rae Miller, Adam Wylie, Brent Bailey, Marc D. Wilson, Donovan Knowles, Kelly Frye
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Episode 18
With his new overachieving partner, Crews investigates the murder of a woman who was in a relationship with her just-released convict pen pal.
Directed by Peter MarkleWritten by David MansonGuest stars Gabrielle Union, Michele Hicks, Jason Beghe, Maurice Compte, Larry Clarke, Michael Rose, Julie Remala, John Colton
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Episode 19
Crews and Seever are under pressure to solve the murder of an assistant coroner; a murder that if left unsolved, could jeopardize all of their closed cases.
Directed by Paul McCraneGuest stars Gabrielle Union, Linda Park, Ian Gomez, Amanda Fuller, Colleen Porch, Googy Gress, Gena Shaw, Omar Leyva
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Episode 20
When the wife of a prominent campaign runner is murdered, Crews and Seever wonder if her death is related to a controversial gun ban initiative that she spearheaded.
Directed by John BehringWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Gabrielle Union, Kevin Kilner, Marisol Nichols, Darby Stanchfield, Lauren Cohan, Beau Dremann, Jack J. Bennett, Helen McCrory
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Episode 21
When Roman wants to trade Reese for Rayborn, whom he's convinced is still alive, Crews launches a covert crusade to find his partner, which brings him answers to long-standing questions along the way.
Directed by Frederick King KellerWritten by Rand RavichGuest stars Gabrielle Union, William Atherton, Garret Dillahunt, Shashawnee Hall, Helen McCrory, Chane't Johnson, Victor McCay, James Moses Black
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