Coppers

Coppers is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Steve Barkley which originally aired on RKO from September 27, 2013 to May 19, 2023 for 10 seasons and 214 episodes. The series depicts the lives of personnel of a fictionalized version of the 's Robbery-Homicide Division and explores how their professional and personal lives become intertwined, as well as their awkward interactions with each other, suspects, victims, and various other people.

The main cast originally consisted of Blake Ferraro, Angela Grayce, Vicente Lorenzo, Sabrina Marsden, and Michael Barbiero, and numerous changes were made over the course of the series' run. Barbiero ( Dorian Bernero), Grayce ( Phoenix Grayson), and Marsden ( Geneva Watson) are the members of the original main cast to appear in all ten seasons.

The show's writers researched the LAPD and police work in general, and additionally consulted with actual police personnel. Coppers was filmed on location in and the. Steve Barkley and Simon Primrose were the original and longest-serving executive producers. The show was produced by Barkley's 500 Main Street, Primrose's The Primrose Company, and RKO Pictures Television.

Though the first season of Coppers received positive reception from audiences, it received mixed reviews from critics, and it was negatively compared to 's sitcom . However, the crew made changes to its format starting in ''Coppers}}' second season, after which critics' attitudes became more positive. The series was nominated for 16 and 10.