On this cancelled series that was famously plucked from the ashes (TNT gave the nixed NBC drama a new home), Kevin Alejandro played Detective Nate Moretta — and discovered “a genuine love” for his cast that would only be rivaled by what he most recently enjoyed on "Lucifer".

“Here’s a cool fact: every one of the leads — myself, Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Ben McKenzie and Regina King have all gone on to direct our own things,” he notes.




When Season 3 rolled around, and with the gritty crime drama on the bubble yet again, Alejandro was courted to join HBO’s buzzy "True Blood", leading to a difficult decision.

“I asked [executive producers] Chris Chulack and John Wells what they would do in my situation, and they were like, ‘You gotta take the job.’ They then killed me off in such a poetic way that made an impact on the audience” — and led to a helluva going–away cake.

“It had my picture on it, laying in a pool of blood, and said: Good Luck With Your Damn Vampire Show!”

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