TNT’s hit series The Closer has been looked upon for a potential spin-off.  The network has decided to further milk the successful cop drama by getting creator and executive producer James Duff to spawn a new series based on The Closer, which stars Kyra Sedgewick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a skilled detective and officer at the Priority Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The yet-untitled spin-off is currently code named The Fixer, and is being co-written by The Closer co-executive producer Adam Belanoff and Michael Berchem.  However, it is still unclear whether the spin-off will focus on an existing Closer character, or an entirely different individual.  Nonetheless, TNT confirmed that they have ordered a script, without disclosing any more details.  Additionally, Greer Shephard and Michael Robin will executively produce the yet-untitled new show.

The Closer stars Kyra Sedgwick, an Emmy-nominated and Golden Globe Award-winning actress who debuted on television soap opera Another World at the age of sixteen.  During the 1990s, she appeared on films such as Something to Talk About in 1995 and Phenomenon, where she played a role opposite John Travolta.  In 1992, she starred in the Emmy Award-winning made for television film Miss Rose White, and in 2007, she picked up the Golden Globe Award for her portrayal in The Closer.  Also in 2007, Sedgwick appeared in the film The Game Plan with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

Catch The Closer at 9pm on TNT, as “Tijuana Brass” airs on Monday. The episode will follow a drug cartel, police malfeasance and an FBI informant bustle around an investigation of two murdered Tijuana cops. The case creates a frenzy when a newspaper bashes the Priority Homicide Division, thus putting the team on the defensive.

Fans tune into TNT on Monday, 9pm for the latest episode of The Closer.


-Valerie Anne del Castillo, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Reuters, TV Guide
(Photo courtesy of TNT)