TNT Announces Major Crimes, The Closer Spinoff
TNT formally announced Wednesday morning its plan to follow The Closer‘s upcoming seventh and final season with a spin-off series titled Major Crimes, TV Line reports.
Touted by the network as “TV’s next great crime drama,” Major Crimes will star Mary McDonnell (Battlestar Galactica), reprising her recurring Closer role of Captain Raydor.
The Closer‘s final cycle will consist of 21 total episodes - 15 airing this year plus six for summer 2012 - and feed directly into the 10-episode first season of Major Crimes.
Like its predecessor, the McDonnell-led spinoff will be set within the Los Angeles Police Department, with The Closer creator James Duff executive producing.
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Brenda: I see the victim parked illegally. Is that what makes this a major crime?
March 10th, 2012 6:46 PM
Mary McDonnell is the best looking 60 year old I've ever seen. Very fetching, especially with those glasses.
March 10th, 2012 6:46 PM
Mary McDonnell is the best looking 60 year old I've ever seen. Very fetchingd, especially with those glasses.
February 9th, 2012 8:49 PM
i like Captain Ryder becuse try help Brenda . it nice that will change brenda in the last six work her married . let see how ryder does that.
February 9th, 2012 8:39 PM
cool. I miss they are not move to be with parent if with . Fritz and her. stay married. james duff say he to write a place Kyra daughter sosie . she say they cute bond. He was try get in the show snice it start. it 5 year before she let be in . it she james great way write off.
January 11th, 2012 9:11 PM
You gotta love the way Captain Ryder used a beanbag gun to nail the perp between the eyes!
January 6th, 2012 2:14 PM
I love how they developed Mary McDonnell's character over time. They were able to maker her more approachable over time while respecting where she was coming from in the beginning. I look forward to seeing how her character will be developed in Major Crimes. The cast and writing team is a great ensemble and worthy of a 2nd chance.
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November 30th, 2011 4:02 PM
My question is what's happening to Kyra's charactor. Will she be gone? The reason Mary McDonnell's charactor works is because Krya and Mary are opposites and they play off each other. It was entertaining. You take one of those ingredients away and there goes the formula. I don't understand Hollywood. They'd rather have Reality Shows then good TV Drama's.
September 7th, 2011 12:58 AM
I think it'll be great. I'm sure many viewers (myself included) were really put-off my Capt. Raydor when she first came. But I really gort to like her character and warmed to her as she helped Brenda Leig
September 6th, 2011 10:43 PM
I do not like the Rayder charactor. the only way I will watch is if you keep the rest of the cast including Fritz
May 26th, 2011 11:06 PM
Get a life. It is just a TV show. Nothing more. It amazes me how people really start thinking that these are "real" people and not just actors/actresses performing.