EPISODE
SEASON
The Closer - Season 1
Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson runs the Priority Homicide Division of the LAPD with an unorthodox style. Her innate ability to read people and obtain confessions helps her and her team solve the city's toughest, most sensitive cases.
23 November 1976, Detroit, Michigan, USA
26 October 1954, Flint, Michigan, USA
24 August 1975, London, England, UK
12 February 1949, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
14 April 1964, Newark, Ohio, USA
20 June 1969, West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
3 October 1984, Santa Cruz, California, USA
20 March 1957, Teaneck, New Jersey, USA
14 November 1991, Thibodaux, Louisiana, USA
18 August 1954, USA
12 January 1988, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
9 October 1973, Richmond, Virginia, USA
8 February 1972, Encino, California, USA
2 November 1961, Bombay, India
5 December 1955, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
22 May 1965, Rimouski, Québec, Canada
4 February 1966, New York City, New York, USA
5 August 1973, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
June 09, 2005
At first glance a nothing-special copshow, The Closer's ad-free premiere actually proves surprisingly entertaining.
July 13, 2005
Sedgwick's Brenda Johnson is a pleasure to watch; she's full of ticks and traits.
June 12, 2005
With Sedgwick's unforced charm and her witty iron-fist-meets-velvet-glove performance, The Closer rises to the top of TV's summer bill.
July 13, 2005
It's just too bad the only way writer James Duff thought to make the character strong was to make her disagreeable.
August 23, 2005
Ultimately, The Closer succeeds by refusing to slide into the stereotypes, though they are nearby and handy, and that delivers performances that are animated by nuance.
