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Terriers

★ 8.3 12K votes 2010–2010 1 season · 13 episodes Canceled FX
Central duoOne pair's chemistry carries everything.This show: 9/10Tight writingNo wasted scenes, just disciplined storytelling.This show: 8/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 7/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Donal LogueMichael Raymond-JamesLaura AllenKimberly QuinnJamie DenboRockmond Dunbar
Written by
Ted Griffin
Starring
Donal LogueMichael Raymond-JamesLaura AllenKimberly QuinnJamie DenboRockmond Dunbar
Written by
Ted Griffin
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"A beloved cult show killed by its own title"

Two scruffy, unlicensed private investigators in a sleepy California beach town take on small-time cases that keep tugging at something bigger and darker underneath. Hank is an ex-cop trying to stay sober; Britt is his easygoing ex-con best friend. The show mixes breezy buddy-comedy banter with real melancholy about failure, aging, and second chances. It's low-key, character-driven, and quietly funny, more interested in its leads' friendship than flashy plotting. Confident, warm, and unhurried, it builds into something surprisingly moving by the end of its single, criminally short season.

Watch it for

the effortless chemistry between two leads who feel like real, flawed friends.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced mysteries rather than slow-burn character drama.

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All Seasons

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Season 12010
8.24K139h 28m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.9
42152 min
▶2Dog and Pony7.6
31944 min
▶3Change Partners8.1
30245 min
▶4Fustercluck8.1
28243 min
▶5Manifest Destiny8.2
29343 min
▶6Ring-A-Ding-Ding8.2
27143 min
▶7Missing Persons7.8
26642 min
▶8Agua Caliente8.4
26241 min
▶9Pimp Daddy8.1
26943 min
▶10Asunder8.5
26541 min
▶11Sins of the Past8.5
26843 min
▶12Quid Pro Quo8.5
25742 min
▶13Hail Mary8.7
26646 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Donal Logue Hank Dolworth
Michael Raymond-James Britt Pollack
Laura Allen Katie Nichols
Kimberly Quinn Gretchen, Gretchen Adler, Gretchen Seiter
Jamie Denbo Maggie Lefferts
Rockmond Dunbar Detective Mark Gustafson
Loren Dean Jason Adler
Zack Silva Gavin
Karina Logue Steph
Craig Susser Reynolds

Crew

Ted Griffin

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