"Memphis Beat" (TNT) is an offbeat series starring Jason Lee and Alfre Woodard.
Lee plays Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother. His intimate connection with the city and its people sets him apart from his fellow officers. Woodard plays Lt. Tanya Rice, a demanding boss determined to keep Dwight on a short leash.
The "Memphis Beat" cast also includes Celia Weston ("Junebug") as Dwight's mother; Sam Hennings as Charlie White, aka Whitehead, his partner; Robyn Lively ("Saving Grace") as Charlene, Dwight's ex-wife; Leonard Earl Howze ("Barbershop") as Reginald Greenback, a detective who works with Dwight and Whitehead; Abraham Benrubi ("ER"), a detective who uses Chickasaw tribal wisdom in his work; and DJ Qualls ("My Name Is Earl") as Sutton, Dwight's protege.
"Memphis Beat" comes to TNT from George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television. The pilot was directed by Emmy-nominee Clark Johnson ("The Shield") from a script by Liz W. Garcia ("Cold Case") and actor Joshua Harto ("The Dark Knight"). Clooney, Heslov and Garcia serve as executive producers. Henry Bronchtein ("The Sopranos") and Smokehouse's Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers, and Harto is a producer. In addition, Johnson served as executive-producer on the pilot.
Lee plays Dwight Hendricks, a Memphis police officer who lives with his mother. His intimate connection with the city and its people sets him apart from his fellow officers. Woodard plays Lt. Tanya Rice, a demanding boss determined to keep Dwight on a short leash.
The "Memphis Beat" cast also includes Celia Weston ("Junebug") as Dwight's mother; Sam Hennings as Charlie White, aka Whitehead, his partner; Robyn Lively ("Saving Grace") as Charlene, Dwight's ex-wife; Leonard Earl Howze ("Barbershop") as Reginald Greenback, a detective who works with Dwight and Whitehead; Abraham Benrubi ("ER"), a detective who uses Chickasaw tribal wisdom in his work; and DJ Qualls ("My Name Is Earl") as Sutton, Dwight's protege.
"Memphis Beat" comes to TNT from George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon Television. The pilot was directed by Emmy-nominee Clark Johnson ("The Shield") from a script by Liz W. Garcia ("Cold Case") and actor Joshua Harto ("The Dark Knight"). Clooney, Heslov and Garcia serve as executive producers. Henry Bronchtein ("The Sopranos") and Smokehouse's Abby Wolf-Weiss are co-executive producers, and Harto is a producer. In addition, Johnson served as executive-producer on the pilot.
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