Angie Tribeca


Angie Tribeca is an American comedy television series, created by Steve and Nancy Carell and aired on TBS. The series, a parody of the police procedural genre, stars Rashida Jones as police detective Angie Tribeca. It also stars Hayes MacArthur, Jere Burns, Deon Cole and Andrée Vermeulen in supporting roles.
The first season of Angie Tribeca premiered on January 17–18, 2016, the second season premiered on June 6 of that year, and the third season premiered on April 10, 2017. The fourth and final season was released in its entirety across December 29 and December 30, 2018.
On May 9, 2019, the series was cancelled after four seasons.

Plot

Angie Tribeca is a 10-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite RHCU, who is assigned a new partner. The format of each episode involves a different criminal case for the LAPD to solve. The show features nonstop witty one liners, jokes, visual humor, and irony.

Development and production

The series was announced by TBS in mid-2014 with a ten-episode order. It was promoted as "...a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of Police Squad!. A few gags presented in the preview reel were cited as similar to the TV cop show satire Sledge Hammer!.
Originally intended to premiere in late 2015, in November 2015 it was announced that the first season of ten episodes would run uninterrupted on the network and be released through video on demand starting on January 17, 2016. All 10 episodes of season 1 premiered during a 25-hour TV marathon on January 17–18, 2016.
A second season of an additional ten episodes premiered on June 6, 2016. On July 6, 2016, TBS renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on April 10, 2017. The fourth season, which premiered on December 29, 2018, added Bobby Cannavale to the cast.

Cast

Main cast

Reception

Angie Tribeca has been met with positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 88% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Angie Tribecas unique blend of sharp wit and broad humor – and the obvious fun being had by a talented cast – make for a consistent, charmingly absurd spoof of police procedurals." Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".