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The Shield

★ 8.7 98K votes 2002–2008 7 seasons · 89 episodes Ended FX
Starring
Michael ChiklisMichael JaceJay KarnesCCH PounderBenito MartinezWalton Goggins
Written by
Shawn Ryan
Starring
Michael ChiklisMichael JaceJay KarnesCCH PounderBenito MartinezWalton Goggins
Written by
Shawn Ryan
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About

The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.

"The law is just a suggestion."

All Seasons

Season 12002
8.233K1310h
Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime while operating under Vic's set of rules that sometimes cross the line between legal and illegal. The precinct's new captain doesn't like Vic's tactics, and wants to bust him off the force.
Season 22003
8.227K139h 54m
After a rocky start, Vic and Aceveda have formed an uneasy alliance that Claudette is determined to destroy. Vic's personal life is in shambles and a new nemesis on the street forces the Strike Team to risk everything in the pursuit of one last big score for their "retirement fund".
Season 32004
8.230K1511h 23m
After scoring big with the money train, the Strike Team plays it cool to avoid arousing suspicion. Tensions are stretched further when Vic finds himself at odds with his team, but hostilities are quickly forgotten when Aceveda reveals that the team is the target of an Armenian mob hit.
Season 42005
7.925K1310h 5m
The Strike Team has dissolved. Vic and Shane are assigned to regular detective duty, while Aceveda is leaving to begin his new job on the City Council. Although Vic often clashed with Aceveda, he quickly realizes that new captain Monica Rawling also has her own agenda.
Season 52006
8.524K119h 2m
As the Strike Team battles racial tensions in the city, friction inside the Barn escalates with the arrival of Jon Kavanaugh, a dogged Internal Affairs lieutenant obsessed with taking down Vic.
Season 62007
8.320K118h 46m
Vic and the Strike Team are distraught over Lem's death. After Vic learns from Claudette that the Chief plans to force him into early retirement, he vows to wreak bloody vengeance on Lem's killer before losing his badge, while Shane, overcome by guilt, becomes reckless and suicidal.
Season 72008
8.729K1310h 28m
Pressured to take down Pezuela, Vic's skeletons finally come tumbling out of the closet as he faces threats from all directions—primarily from damaged protégé Shane.

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Michael Chiklis Detective Vic Mackey
Michael Jace Officer Julien Lowe
Jay Karnes Detective Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach
CCH Pounder Detective Claudette Wyms, Captain Claudette Wyms
Benito Martinez David Aceveda
Walton Goggins Detective Shane Vendrell
Catherine Dent Officer Danny Sofer
Cathy Cahlin Ryan Corrine Mackey
David Rees Snell Detective Ronnie Gardocki
Kenny Johnson Detective Curtis 'Lemonhead' Lemansky

Crew

Shawn Ryan

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