The Closer stars two-time Golden Globe nominee Kyra Sedgwick (
The Woodsman,
Something To Talk About, TNT's
Door to Door) as Brenda Leigh Johnson, an Atlanta detective transferred to Los Angeles to head the Priority Murder Squad.
The Closer co-stars Corey Reynolds (
The Terminal, Tony nominee for
Hairspray) as Sgt. David Gabriel, Johnson's right-hand man; Robert Gossett (
Arlington Road,
The Net) as Captain Taylor, head of the robbery homicide division; G.W. Bailey (
M*A*S*H,
St. Elsewhere) as Detective Lt. Provenza; Jon Tenney (
You Can Count on Me,
Get Rea) as FBI Agent Fritz Howard, a close friend of Johnson's now living in Los Angeles, Tony Denison (
Melrose Place,
The Amy Fisher Story) as Detective Andy Flynn; Raymond Cruz (
Collateral Damage,
Training Day) as Detective Julio Sanchez; Michael Paul Chan (
Robbery Homicide Division,
The Insider) as Detective Mike Tao; and Gina Ravera (
The Temptations,
Soul Food) as Detective Irene Daniels. Gil Garcetti, Los Angeles district attorney from 1992 to 2000, is a consulting producer on the series.
Averaging 5.4 million viewers per week,
The Closer was ranked as the most watched cable series of 2005, helping TNT win the top spot among all basic cable networks. In addition to generating impressive ratings,
The Closer's first season resulted in securing two major award nominations, including a Golden Globe Award nomination for Kyra Sedgwick in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama category and a Screen Actor's Guild Award nomination, also for Kyra Sedgwick in the category for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
An offbeat personality, a tough-as-nails approach and track record as one of the country's leading investigators - these are just a few of the traits exhibited by Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. Johnson is a CIA-trained detective who has been brought from Atlanta to Los Angeles to head up the Priority Murder Squad, a special unit of the LAPD that handles sensitive, high-profile murder cases. Brenda is tapped to lead the team because she is a world-class interrogator, and when it comes to obtaining confessions, she is a closer. But her quirky attitude and hard-nosed approach to her job sometimes rub her colleagues the wrong way, as does the fact that she is a tough-minded Southern woman in a department dominated by men.
As the series' premiere episode opens, Brenda arrives in Los Angeles and immediately finds herself thrust into a very different way of life. In her first case, Brenda is called upon to investigate a murder at the home of a multi-millionaire computer company executive. Brenda pursues leads in her case, eventually focusing on what may be a love affair gone wrong. When forensic evidence uncovers the truth about the victim's mysterious past, Brenda puts her skills to the test and proves to her critics that she is indeed the right woman for the job.
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The Closer Season 1 DVD includes:
- All 13 1st season episodes
- 22 minutes of deleted scenes
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