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The Shield

Name: The Shield
Director: Shawn Ryan
Released: 2002-03-12

American drama television series

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Started: March 12, 2002
Ended: November 25, 2008
Creator: Shawn Ryan
Network: FX(since 2002)
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1.“Police Show Has Humans, Not Heroes; In FX's Hit 'The Shield,' Means Justify Ends”nytimes.com/2002/04/03/arts/police-show-has-humans-not-heroes-in-fx-s-hit-the-shield-means-justify-ends.html?pagewanted=all
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Seasons: 7
Episodes: 88
Cast: Michael Chiklis
, David Rees Snell
, Glenn Close
, Catherine Dent
+8 more
Genre: police procedural
, drama television series

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The Shield is an American crime drama television series created by Shawn Ryan, which aired on FX from March 12, 2002, to November 25, 2008, for seven seasons. It stars Michael Chiklis as Vic Mackey, the leader of a corrupt Los Angeles Police Department unit loosely based on the Rampart Division police scandal. The series also stars Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace, Kenny Johnson, Jay Karnes, Benito Martinez and CCH Pounder.

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