The Closer is a police drama series created by James Duff. The show focuses on the character Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson (Kyra Sedgwick) and her expertise on handling high profile murder cases.
Balancing the personal life and career of Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is one of the central themes of the show
The Closer. As the lead character heads up the Priority Homicide division of the LAPD, a special unit that handles highly sensitive murder cases, she utilizes her unique approach on interrogation and ultimately converts her strongest adversaries to get to the truth. The cast also includes J.K. Simmons as Assistant Police Chief Will Pope, Corey Reynolds as Sgt. David Gabriel, Robert Gossett as Commander Taylor, Head of the Robbery Homicide Division, Anthony Denison as Detective Andy Flynn, G.W. Bailey as Detective Lt. Provenza, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez, Michael Paul Chan as Detective Mike Tao, Gina Ravera as Detective Irene Daniels, and Jon Tenney as FBI Agent Fritz Howard.
The Closer is produced by James Duff, Michael Robin and Greer Shephard. It airs Mondays at 9:00 PM on Turner Network Television (TNT).