Good Cop/Bad Cop
{{Short description|2025 dramedy television series}}
{{other|good cop bad cop (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox television
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| creator = John Quaintance
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| composer = Elliott Wheeler
| country = {{Plainlist|
- United States
- Australia
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| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 8
| num_specials =
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- John Quaintance
- Chloe Rickard
- Jeff Wachtel
- Cailah Scobie
- Amanda Duthie
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| producer =
| location =
| cinematography = {{Plainlist|
- Eric Murray Lui
- Tania Lambert
- Tony O'Loughlan
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| editor = {{Plainlist|
- Gabe Dowrick
- Ariel Shaw
- Andrew Macneil
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| company = {{Plainlist|
- Future Shack Entertainment
- Jungle Entertainment
- ITV Studios
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| first_aired = {{Start date|2025|02|19}}
| last_aired = present
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Good Cop/Bad Cop is a comedy drama television series created by John Quaintance.{{cite web|last=Whittock|first=Jesse|title=The CW, Roku, Stan & Jeff Wachtel Team For Comedic Procedural Good Cop/Bad Cop Starring Leighton Meester|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/stan-cw-roku-jeff-wachtel-good-cop-bad-cop-streamer-slate-australia-1235854386/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 12, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2025}} It premiered on February 19, 2025 on The CW in the United States and Stan in Australia.{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|title=The CW Sets Return Dates for All American and Wild Cards, Premiere of New Leighton Meester Series|url=https://tvline.com/news/all-american-season-7-premiere-date-the-cw-wild-cards-1235379484/|website=TVLine|date=November 20, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2025}}
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Leighton Meester as Det. Lou Hickman, a 7-year veteran of the Eden Vale P.D. who was the sole Detective of her small town police force until she convinced her father, the Chief of Police, to hire some help. Due to her department's small budget, Lou leans on her sunny disposition to solve the varied crimes in town.
- Luke Cook as Det. Henry Hickman, Lou's younger brother and Big Hank's estranged son who left home after writing an editorial criticizing his father. He returns to Eden Vale after being offered a promotion to Detective by his father–a promotion he was unable to secure while working on the Seattle Police Department due to his lack of interpersonal skills and terrible bedside manner.
- Devon Terrell as Det. Shane Carson, a member of the Sheriff's Department who frequently works with Lou when she works outside the Eden Vale city limits.
- Clancy Brown as Big Hank Hickman, the Chief of Police in Eden Vale and father of Lou and Henry. He freely admits to redrawing the town borders to ensure that his town is considered low-crime, as well as routinely providing favors for his friends.
- Blazey Best as Nadia Drozdova, Big Hank's Russian girlfriend.
=Supporting=
- Scott Lee as Officer Joe Bradley, a former High School Football star and juvenile delinquent.
- William McKenna as Officer Sam Szczepkowski, a member of the Eden Vale P.D. who Lou personally recruited due to his tech talents.
- Shamita Siva as Officer Sarika Ray, a member of the Eden Vale P.D. and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
- Grace Chow as Lily Lim, Eden Vale P.D.'s dispatcher.
Episodes
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Peace in the Valley
|DirectedBy = Trent O'Donnell
|WrittenBy = John Quaintance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|2|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = The King's Assassin
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = John Quaintance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|2|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Mr. Popular
|DirectedBy = Gracie Otto
|WrittenBy = Steve Joe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|5}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Found Footage
|DirectedBy = Corrie Chen
|WrittenBy = Julia de Fina
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|12}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Family Trees
|DirectedBy = Anne Renton
|WrittenBy = Phil Lloyd
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Explosions
|DirectedBy = Anne Renton
|WrittenBy = Steve Toltz
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|3|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Buckle Up
|DirectedBy = Corrie Chen
|WrittenBy = Clare Sladden
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|4|2}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Skeletons
|DirectedBy = Anne Renton
|WrittenBy = John Quaintance
Sarinah Masukor
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2025|4|9}}
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Reception
=Critical response=
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 8 critic reviews.{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=good_cop_bad_cop_2025|title=Good Cop/Bad Cop|type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 5, 2025|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.{{Cite Metacritic|id=good-copbad-cop|title=Good Cop/Bad Cop|type=tv|season=1|access-date=March 5, 2025|publisher_hide=y}}{{cbignore}}
=Ratings=
{{Television episode ratings
| refs_col = y
| title1 = Peace in the Valley
| date1 = February 19, 2025
| rs1 = 0.0/0
| viewers1 = 0.418
| dvr1 = 0.0
| dvrv1 = 0.270
| total1 = 0.0
| totalv1 = 0.688
| title2 = The King's Assassin
| date2 = February 23, 2025
| rs2 = 0.0/0
| viewers2 = 0.284
| dvr2 = 0.0
| dvrv2 = 0.264
| total2 = 0.0
| totalv2 = 0.548
| title3 = Mr. Popular
| date3 = March 5, 2025
| rs3 = 0.0/0
| viewers3 = 0.264
| dvr3 = 0.0
| dvrv3 = 0.246
| total3 = 0.0
| totalv3 = 0.518
| title4 = Found Footage
| date4 = March 12, 2025
| rs4 = 0.0/0
| viewers4 = 0.346
| dvr4 = 0.0
| dvrv4 = 0.292
| total4 = 0.1
| totalv4 = 0.638
| title5 = Family Trees
| date5 = March 19, 2025
| rs5 = 0.0/0
| viewers5 = 0.364
| dvr5 = 0.0
| dvrv5 = 0.239
| total5 = 0.1
| totalv5 = 0.602
| title6 = Explosions
| date6 = March 26, 2025
| rs6 = 0.1/1
| viewers6 = 0.340
| dvr6 = 0.0
| dvrv6 = 0.286
| total6 = 0.1
| totalv6 = 0.634
| title7 = Buckle Up
| date7 = April 2, 2025
| rs7 = 0.0/0
| viewers7 = 0.305
| dvr7 =
| dvrv7 =
| total7 =
| totalv7 =
| title8 = Skeletons
| date8 = April 9, 2025
| rs8 = 0.0/0
| viewers8 = 0.345
| dvr8 =
| dvrv8 =
| total8 =
| totalv8 =
}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|31691565}}
{{The CW programming}}
Category:2020s American comedy-drama television series
Category:2020s Australian comedy television series
Category:2020s Australian drama television series
Category:2025 American television series debuts
Category:2025 Australian television series debuts
Category:The CW television dramas