Lethal Weapon (TV Series)

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| style="text-align:center;"|''Story by '': Matt Miller & [[Shane Black]]<br>''Teleplay by '': Matt Miller
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="8"|A slightly unhinged widowed former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he is partnered with a veteran detective who is trying to maintain a low stress level in his life.
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="8"|Murtaugh and Riggs are sent to deal with a noise complaint at a party. And when they arrive there are shots fired. They chase the shooter only he was killed. They go back to the Captain who is with an ATF agent who tells them the weapon that was used is strictly for military use, which means someone got their hands on some and are trying to sell it. Riggs upon looking over what happened doesn't think the one who was killed is the target. They think it's someone else, a woman. They track her down and learn she's from Russia and pregnant. She tells them that a few months ago she got involved with a guy and she caught him trying to unload the guns and when he saw her, he tried to kill her that's why she ran. And evidently, the shooter was there to sell the gun when he saw her and told probably the guy she was there, who told him to take care of her. They put her in protective custody while they try to find out were the guns came from. Murtaugh finally learns about Riggs and his wife.
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="8"|Riggs and Murtaugh follow a violent case involving a drug cartel, theft, two killings and, unfortunately, Murtaugh's old T.O., Ned Brower. As the case unfolds, it turns out that Ned is more involved than just driving the cash, which leaves Murtaugh with an inevitably dangerous decision to make. Looking for back-up, the duo turns to Cruz for help. In the midst of all the chaos, Riggs continues to depend on outside vices, rather than face the reality of Miranda's death, while Murtaugh and Trish struggle to find alone time. Miranda Riggs appears as a vision to Riggs early in the episode and at the very end he remembers walking up to her parents home with her for the first time.
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|style="background:#c28b6c; colspan="8"|A string of burglaries hits close to home for Murtaugh when one occurs in his own neighborhood, and it gets just as personal for Riggs when another break-in ends in a casualty. Meanwhile, Roger Junior connects with an old friend who might be twisted up in some criminal action of his own.
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Revision as of 10:17, 9 November 2017

Lethal Weapon
Title card from the series' premiere episode
Genre Comedy-drama
Buddy cop
Action
Police procedural
Base on Lethal Weapon 
by Shane Black
Devolved by Matt Miller
Starring Damon Wayans
Clayne Crawford
Jordana Brewster
Keesha Sharp
Kevin Rahm
Johnathan Fernandez
Chandler Kinney
Dante Brown
Michelle Mitchenor
Theme music
composer 		Vo Williams
Composer(s) Josh Kramon
Ben Decter
Tree Adams
Robert Lydecker
Country of
origin 		United States
No. of Seasons 2
No. of
episodes 		23 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s) 		Matt Miller
Dan Lin
Jennifer Gwartz
McG
Producer(s) Kelly Van Horn
Location(s) Los Angeles, California
Cinematography Ramsey Nickell
David Moxness
Editor(s) Matt Barber
Running time 43 minutes
Production company(s) Good Session Productions
Lin Pictures
Warner Bros. Television
Distributor Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network Fox
Original
release 		September 21, 2016 – present
External links
Website

Lethal Weapon is an American buddy cop action comedy-drama television series that is based on the film series of the same name created by Shane Black. The series was ordered on May 10, 2016 and premiered on Fox on September 21, 2016. On October 12, 2016, Fox picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes. On February 22, 2017, Fox renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on September 26, 2017.

Contents

Cast and characters

Main

  • Damon Wayans as Roger Murtaugh, a senior Los Angeles Police Department Detective who returns to the force after recovering from a heart attack and is partnered with Texas transfer Martin Riggs. He is married with three children (two teenagers and a toddler). He is a native of Inglewood, California, and currently resides in Sherman Oaks. He carries a Heckler & Koch USP as his duty weapon, in early episodes, and later switches to a Glock. He was originally played by Danny Glover in the film series.
  • Clayne Crawford as Martin Riggs, a Navy SEAL-turned-police officer from El Paso, Texas. He moves to Los Angeles after the death of his wife and unborn child, transferring from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division. Riggs lives in a trailer on the beach, drives a 1977 Ford F-350, and his weapon of choice is the Beretta 92F. He was originally played by Mel Gibson in the film series.
  • Jordana Brewster as Dr. Maureen Cahill, the police department's psychologist who treats Det. Riggs (and occasionally Det. Murtaugh). The character is based on Dr. Stephanie Woods played by Mary Ellen Trainor in the film series.
  • Keesha Sharp as Trish Murtaugh, Det. Murtaugh's loving wife and mother of his three children who works as a defense attorney. In the season one episode "As Good As It Getz", Trish quits her job after being passed over for managing partner at her law firm. She was originally played by Darlene Love in the film series.
  • Kevin Rahm as Captain Brooks Avery, the Commanding Officer of Robbery-Homicide Division. Before his promotion, Capt. Avery was partners with Det. Murtaugh. In "Lawmen", it is revealed that years ago he and a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) planted evidence to convict a murderer after previous evidence was excluded from trial; he was prepared to resign over the incident when it came to light, but Murtaugh convinced him to stay because if his impropriety was revealed it would mean that all of Avery's cases (many of which he worked with Murtaugh) would be reviewed if not overturned entirely. The character is based on Captain Ed Murphy played by Steve Kahan in the film series.
  • Johnathan Fernandez as Scorsese, a medical examiner and forensics technician who works alongside Dets. Murtaugh and Riggs.
  • Michelle Mitchenor as Detective Sonya Bailey, a fellow detective with Robbery-Homicide Division. She is partnered with Det. Alex Cruz.
  • Chandler Kinney as Riana Murtaugh, Det. Murtaugh's teenage daughter. The character is based on Rianne Murtaugh, played by Traci Wolfe in the film series.
  • Dante Brown as Roger "RJ" Murtaugh Jr., Det. Murtaugh's teenage son. The character is based on Nick Murtaugh, played by Damon Hines in the film series.

Recurring

  • Thomas Lennon as Leo Getz, a comedic ambulance-chasing attorney who befriends Riggs and Murtaugh after he witnesses a client's murder and is put under their protection. The character was originally played by Joe Pesci in the film series.
  • Hilarie Burton as Karen Palmer, a DEA agent who sometimes works with Riggs and Murtaugh with drug trafficking cases, and is also Riggs' love interest. The character is based on Lorna Cole, played by Rene Russo in the film series.
  • Floriana Lima as Miranda Riggs (née Delgado) (season 1), Det. Riggs' late wife. Originally from the Los Angeles area, she moved to Texas when she married Riggs, and after her death, he moved to LA and joined the LAPD. The character is based on Victoria Riggs from the film series, although she was never seen as she had already died before the events of the first film.
  • Richard Cabral as Detective Alejandro "Alex" Cruz, formerly an undercover officer with the LAPD's Gang Division who now works at the Robbery-Homicide Division.
  • Tony Plana as Ronnie Delgado (season 1), the Los Angeles City Attorney and Det. Riggs' father-in-law.
  • Michelle Hurd as Gina Santos (season 2), a police big shot who arrives to take control of the division as chief, superseding the authority of Captain Avery. She and Murtaugh had previously partnered as detectives on a stakeout.
  • Andrew Creer as Zach Bowman (season 2), a young detective who starts working at the precinct. He is soon partnered with Bailey. Leo Getz condescendingly calls them "The B-team", which the naïve Bowman thinks is because their last names both start with "B".

Episodes

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 18 September 21, 2016 March 15, 2017
2 TBA September 26, 2017 TBA

Season 1 (2016–17)

No.
overall 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod.
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1 1 "Pilot" McG Story by : Matt Miller & Shane Black
Teleplay by : Matt Miller 		September 21, 2016 T15.10138 7.93
A slightly unhinged widowed former Navy SEAL lands a job as a police officer in Los Angeles where he is partnered with a veteran detective who is trying to maintain a low stress level in his life.
2 2 "Surf N Turf" McG Matt Miller September 28, 2016 T13.20102 7.23
Murtaugh and Riggs are sent to deal with a noise complaint at a party. And when they arrive there are shots fired. They chase the shooter only he was killed. They go back to the Captain who is with an ATF agent who tells them the weapon that was used is strictly for military use, which means someone got their hands on some and are trying to sell it. Riggs upon looking over what happened doesn't think the one who was killed is the target. They think it's someone else, a woman. They track her down and learn she's from Russia and pregnant. She tells them that a few months ago she got involved with a guy and she caught him trying to unload the guns and when he saw her, he tried to kill her that's why she ran. And evidently, the shooter was there to sell the gun when he saw her and told probably the guy she was there, who told him to take care of her. They put her in protective custody while they try to find out were the guns came from. Murtaugh finally learns about Riggs and his wife.
3 3 "Best Buds" Steve Boyum Gene Hong October 5, 2016 T13.20103 6.62
Riggs and Murtaugh follow a violent case involving a drug cartel, theft, two killings and, unfortunately, Murtaugh's old T.O., Ned Brower. As the case unfolds, it turns out that Ned is more involved than just driving the cash, which leaves Murtaugh with an inevitably dangerous decision to make. Looking for back-up, the duo turns to Cruz for help. In the midst of all the chaos, Riggs continues to depend on outside vices, rather than face the reality of Miranda's death, while Murtaugh and Trish struggle to find alone time. Miranda Riggs appears as a vision to Riggs early in the episode and at the very end he remembers walking up to her parents home with her for the first time.
4 4 "There Goes the Neighborhood" Jason Ensler Adele Lim October 12, 2016 T13.20104 6.84
A string of burglaries hits close to home for Murtaugh when one occurs in his own neighborhood, and it gets just as personal for Riggs when another break-in ends in a casualty. Meanwhile, Roger Junior connects with an old friend who might be twisted up in some criminal action of his own.

Season 2 (2017)

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International broadcast

Production

Casting

Reception

Critical reception

Ratings

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Date Viewers
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Season 1 (2016–17)

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Season 2 (2017)

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References

External links

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