L.A.'S FINEST Series Starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba to be Charter's First Scripted Series

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bad Boys spinoff L.A.'s Finest, starring Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union, is going to be Charter Communications' first scripted series.

Charter and Sony Pictures Television on Tuesday announced that the drama, originally developed and passed over at NBC, has been picked up to series with a 13-episode order for a 2019 premiere on Spectrum's platform. Additionally, Pam Veasey has joined the series as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside co-creators/co-showrunners Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier.

"Charter is excited to partner with top producers Sony, [Jerry] Bruckheimer and the rest of the incredible team behind and in front of the camera on our first Spectrum Original Content endeavor," said Pope, senior vp and head of originals at Charter Communications. "Our content partnerships offer us a great opportunity to provide Spectrum customers with the dynamic, authentic and unique programming that drives value for their Spectrum subscription."

L.A.'s Finest follows Syd Burnett (Union), last seen in Miami taking down a drug cartel, who has left her complicated past behind to become an LAPD detective. Paired with a new partner, Nancy McKenna (Alba), a working mom with an equally complex past, Syd is pushed to examine whether her unapologetic lifestyle might be masking a greater personal secret. These two women don't agree on much, but they find common ground when it comes to taking on the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles in this character-driven drama.

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