Sirens (1993 TV series)


Sirens is a Canadian-American crime drama series that aired on ABC in 1993, and then in syndication from 1994 to 1995. The show was filmed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, standing in for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the show is set.

Synopsis

Sirens focused on the work and lives of three rookie female Pittsburgh Police officers. Officer Sarah Berkezchuk is dealing with her failing marriage, Officer Lynn Stanton is a single mom, and second-generation cop Officer Molly Whelan has a bad attitude which starts to interfere with her job. Each rookie officer worked under a veteran cop, and each grows and becomes more focused as a result. A few episodes into the syndicated series Molly Whelan is taken under the wing of Detective Lt. Lyle Springer and slowly learns the ropes of detective work, and becomes a stand-up policewoman.
Despite receiving an Emmy nomination, the series was canceled by ABC after 13 episodes, but was picked up in syndication the following year, with 24 episodes being produced and aired. Sirens syndicated run featured a slightly different cast, with Adrienne-Joi Johnson and Liza Snyder reprising their lead roles, and Jayne Heitmeyer replacing Jayne Brook, but was still set in Pittsburgh.
This TV formula, while not a success with Sirens, was somewhat retooled into 2010's Rookie Blue, which like Sirens was predominately filmed in Canada.

Characters

Series overview

Season 1 (1993)

Season 2 (1994–95)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
1992Casting Society of AmericaBest Casting for TV, PilotJudith Holstra and Nikki Valko
1992Emmy AwardsOutstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Drama SeriesRobert Butler
1996Gemini AwardsBest Original Music Score for a Dramatic SeriesMarty Simon
1996Gemini AwardsBest Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy SeriesGiles Walker