L.A.'s Finest

L.A.'s Finest is an American action crime drama television series created by Brandon Margolis and Brandon Sonnier; and produced by Sony Pictures Television. It is a spinoff of the Bad Boys franchise created by George Gallo. The series premiered on Spectrum on May 13, 2019. L.A.'s Finest is the first premium content show made for the cable provider and the debut of its Spectrum Originals banner of exclusive programming. The second season premiered on September 9, 2020. The first season of the series had its American broadcast television premiere on Fox on September 21, 2020. In October 2020, the series was cancelled by Spectrum after two seasons. Cast and characters Main Gabrielle Union as Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney "Syd" Burnett, an ex-DEA agent who has transferred to the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division, and is Nancy McKenna's new partner. She is the sister of Marcus Burnett from the Bad Boys movies. Jessica Alba as Detective Nancy McKenna, a working stepmother, and secretly a former career criminal when she was Nancy Perez, who is Syd's new partner in the LAPD. Prior to the LAPD, Nancy served in the U.S. Navy as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician and was awarded both the Navy Cross and Purple Heart (per season 2). Duane Martin as Ben Baines, a fellow detective and one of "The Bens" Zach Gilford as Ben Walker a fellow detective and one of "The Bens" Ryan McPartlin as Patrick McKenna, Nancy's husband, and a Los Angeles assistant district attorney who is subsequently named interim district attorney Sophie Reynolds as Isabel "Izzy" McKenna, Nancy's stepdaughter and Patrick's daughter Ernie Hudson as Joseph Vaughn, Marcus and Syd's estranged father and an ex-LAPD cop Recurring John Salley as Fletcher, a computer hacker that Syd knows from her time in Miami Barry Sloane as Dante Sherman (season 1), the brother of club owner and gangster Ray Sherman who knows Nancy McKenna from her criminal past Sabina Gadecki as Jen, a sex worker with whom Syd forms an attachment David Fumero as Lt.