TMC
10-18-2022, 12:37 AM
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-10-17/east-new-york-cbs-police-reform
BY STUART MILLER
OCT. 17, 2022 5 AM PT
“I want to have community policing mean something,” Regina Haywood, played by Amanda Warren, says in the pilot episode of “East New York.” (https://news.ipemis.com/cbs-tried-to-reform-the-cop-show-police-reform-advocates-are-not-impressed/)
In CBS’s newest police procedural, Haywood is the new top cop in one of New York’s toughest precincts and she’s looking to usher in serious change, whether it’s sending a cop to live in the local housing projects or cracking down on officers who deny suspects their lawyers and are willing to lie on the stand.
“We had a desire to see where the cop show can live in the post-George Floyd era,” says co-creator William Finkelstein. “You can’t ignore the moment in time.”
An old hand at broadcast network cop shows including “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue,” Finkelstein, 70, was partnered by Warner Bros. Television with Mike Flynn, 40, who has worked on cable series like “Queen Sugar” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” Each had been developing their own new series.
BY STUART MILLER
OCT. 17, 2022 5 AM PT
“I want to have community policing mean something,” Regina Haywood, played by Amanda Warren, says in the pilot episode of “East New York.” (https://news.ipemis.com/cbs-tried-to-reform-the-cop-show-police-reform-advocates-are-not-impressed/)
In CBS’s newest police procedural, Haywood is the new top cop in one of New York’s toughest precincts and she’s looking to usher in serious change, whether it’s sending a cop to live in the local housing projects or cracking down on officers who deny suspects their lawyers and are willing to lie on the stand.
“We had a desire to see where the cop show can live in the post-George Floyd era,” says co-creator William Finkelstein. “You can’t ignore the moment in time.”
An old hand at broadcast network cop shows including “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue,” Finkelstein, 70, was partnered by Warner Bros. Television with Mike Flynn, 40, who has worked on cable series like “Queen Sugar” and “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” Each had been developing their own new series.