Spectrum Originals’ has made the last-minute decision to postpone the season two premiere of L.A.’s Finest amid the ongoing George Floyd protests against racism and police brutality. The premiere was set for tonight and has been pushed to a still to be determined date later in 2020.
L.A.’s Finest is the latest police drive show that has chosen to delay or pull episodes in the wake of the protests. AMC pulled this past weekend’s episodes of Live PD and Paramount Network decided to shelve its police series Cops as well. The move follows days of worldwide protests and calls for action against police in the wake of the deaths of Floyd and others at the hands of officers.
L.A.’s Finest is a spin-off of the Bad Boys franchise and stars Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. Season one of the series followed Syd Burnett (Union), who was last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel and left her complicated past to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex history, Syd was forced to confront how her unapologetic lifestyle was masking a greater personal secret. Taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while skirting the rules, and speed limits, Syd and Nancy became a force to be reckoned with – on the streets, and in each other’s lives.
