The first season of Angie Tribeca premiered on January 17–18, 2016,[2] the second season premiered on June 6 of that year, and the third season premiered on April 10, 2017.[3] The fourth and final season was released in its entirety across December 29 and December 30, 2018.
On May 9, 2019, the series was cancelled after four seasons.[4]
Plot
Detective Angie Tribeca, a 10-year veteran of the
Los Angeles Police Department's elite RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit), is assigned a new partner, fellow detective Jason "Jay" Geils.[1] The format of each episode involves a different criminal case for the LAPD to solve. The show features nonstop
one-liners, jokes,
visual humor, and
irony.
Development and production
The series was announced by
TBS in mid-2014 with a ten-episode order.[5] It was promoted as "...a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of Police Squad!". A few gags presented in the preview reel were cited as similar to the
TV cop show satire Sledge Hammer!.[6]
Originally intended to premiere in late 2015,[7][8] in November 2015 it was announced that the first season of ten episodes would run uninterrupted on the network and be released through
video on demand starting on January 17, 2016.[9] All 10 episodes of season 1 premiered during a 25-hour
TV marathon on January 17–18, 2016.[2]
A second season of an additional ten episodes premiered on June 6, 2016.[2][10][11][12] On July 6, 2016, TBS renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on April 10, 2017.[3] The fourth season, which premiered on December 29, 2018, added
Bobby Cannavale to the cast.[13]
Jere Burns as Lt./Capt. Pritikin "Chet" Atkins, Angie's boss[16]
Burns also plays Eric Atkins, Lt. Atkins' identical twin brother; Capt. Gumbo Atkins, Atkins' Cajun cousin in New Orleans; Lt. Paddy Atkins, Atkins' Irish cousin in New York
Deon Cole as Det. Daniel J. "DJ" Tanner (seasons 1–3; guest star: season 4)
Nancy Carell as Katie Perry, Mayor Perry's wife (Seasons 1 and 2)
Chris Pine as Dr. Thomas Hornbein, alias The Zookeeper, a psychopathic extremist in the animal-rights movement and former world-renowned doctor of zoology (Season 3)
Lisa Kudrow as Monica Vivarquar, the mayor's mistress ("Pilot")
Adam Scott as Surgeon ("The Wedding Planner Did It")[19]
Gillian Vigman as Jean Naté, a famous celebrity wedding planner who is also the villainous mastermind of a drug selling operation ("The Wedding Planner Did It")
Sarah Chalke as Mrs. Parsons, widow of murdered ventriloquist Alan Parsons ("The Famous Ventriloquist Did It")
Jeff Dunham as Fisher Price, a ventriloquist ("The Famous Ventriloquist Did It").[20]
John Gemberling as Hipster Barista ("The One With the Bomb")
Ryan Hansen as Wilson Phillips, a bartender and aspiring gym teacher ("The One With the Bomb")
Jon Hamm as McCormick, Geils' partner who was "the best man on the force" but was transferred just as Tribeca awoke from her coma ("Fleas Don't Kill Me")
Vicki Lewis as Anne Muffet, the dog trainer and murder suspect ("Fleas Don't Kill Me")
Busy Philipps as Courtney Woodpatch-Newton, anti-whaling activist and murder suspect ("Miso Dead")
Rhys Darby as Dr. Helm, a forensic scientist and dentist ("Miso Dead")
Tzi Ma as Joseph Takagi, apprentice and killer of sushi chef Kobayashi Maru, owner of the high-end sushi restaurant Smells Like Fish ("Miso Dead")
David Walton as Brad Wilson, head lifeguard ("Beach Blanket Sting-O")
Saul Rubinek as Jack Pfoopa, manager of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead")
Joey McIntyre as Skylar, the "pretty" member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead")
Chris Kirkpatrick as Chad, the "funny" member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead")
Aaron Carter as P.T. Cruiser, the "bad boy" member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow, who was murdered ("Boyz II Dead")
Colton Dunn as Denarius, the "ethnic" member of boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead")
Joe Jonas as LAPD Detective Green, who brings the other detectives coffee and is alluded to be the one that should infiltrate boyband Boypocalypse Wow ("Boyz II Dead")
Jimmy Tatro as Paul Boneson, a 22-year-old professional gamer under the alias "BoneDevil666" who plays a game called "Voyage Quest" for a professional gaming team known as SharkSpark ("Joystick Luck Club")
Gillian Jacobs as Becky Bunker, Boneson's ex-girlfriend who plays under the alias "Baguette Bardot" ("Joystick Luck Club")
Anjelica Huston as Anna Summour, head of the noted fashion magazine Popular ("Just the Fat Ma’am")
Jim Rash as Philip Grammbbowski, a high-rolling investor ("Trader Foes")
Rose Byrne as Norrah Newt, CEO of Kappa Kappa Capital ("Trader Foes")
Tony Cavalero as Timothy "Timmy" Rhebus ("Freezing Cold Prestige Drama")
Angie Tribeca was met with positive reviews from critics. On
Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Angie Tribeca's unique blend of sharp wit and broad humor – and the obvious fun being had by a talented cast – make for a consistent, charmingly absurd spoof of police procedurals."[23]Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]
On Rotten Tomatoes, Seasons 2 and 3 each hold an approval rating of 100% based on five reviews.[25][26]
See also
Police Squad!, a 1982 comedy television show with the same style of humor