A ‘ridiculously underrated’ police procedural drama has left fans ecstatic after being added to Netflix.
Southland, which was originally broadcast between 2009 and 2013, followed the lives of officers in the Los Angeles Police Department working to fight crime.
Created by Emmy Award-winning writer Ann Biderman and starring Michael Cudlitz (John Cooper), Ben McKenzie (Ben Sherman) and Regina King (Lydia Adams), the two final seasons of the show secured a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatotes.
Following its cancellation, fans were left ‘devastated’ as they praised the ‘staggeringly good show’.
Now, however, after the show’s addition to Netflix, where it has climbed the top 10 rankings, viewers cannot wait to binge all five seasons of what they have described as the ‘most accurate depiction of policing in television’.
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Writing on IMDb, Derrel described it as ‘ridiculously underrated’, writing: ‘Southland is absolutely one of the best cop dramas to ever be made!
‘The cast is excellent and make it a very believable show. It really is one of the more underrated shows in television history!
Rob also wrote: ‘Southland is one of the best and most underrated police series to ever be put on television!
‘It’s a surprisingly fresh take on the cop show genre. Every episode is compelling and will hold your interest.’
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Meanwhile, Patterson similarly claimed that ‘once you start you need to clear your schedule’ as they revealed that how addictive the series is.
DJM26 also argued that it deserves to ‘be considered amongst the great series’, including The Sopranos, The Wire and Breaking Bad.
An official series synopsis reads: ‘Veteran Los Angeles cop John Cooper is assigned to train rookie Ben Sherman, who finds himself questioning whether he has the right stuff to be a police officer after witnessing Cooper’s no-nonsense approach.’
The show’s new found success on Netflix comes after it was revealed that millions of users on the streaming platform will lose access.
Netflix is no longer compatible with an estimated 87 million devices as of Monday March 2, it’s been claimed.
The change has affected those who use Sony’s PlayStation 3 (PS3) to watch their favourite programmes.
Will you be watching Southland on Netflix?
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Some users previously reported seeing a message on their devices that stated: ‘Unfortunately, Netflix will no longer be available on this device after March 2, 2026. Visit netflix.com/compatibledevices to see a list of supported devices.’
While Netflix hasn’t made an official announcement yet, it comes after the platform ended support for first-generation Amazon Fire TV devices.
Southland is available to watch on Netflix.
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