Gang Related (TV series)

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Gang Related
Genre Action drama
Crime drama
Created by Chris Morgan
Starring
Composer Photek
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Executive producers
ProducerHoward Griffith
Cinematography Krishna Rao
EditorElba Sanchez-Short
Running time43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Fox
ReleaseMay 22 (2014-05-22) –
August 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)

Gang Related is an American action drama [1] television series that aired on Fox from May 22 to August 14, 2014. [2] [3] [4] [5] The network placed the original series order on May 8, 2013, for 13 episodes. On September 2, 2014, Fox cancelled the series. [6]

Contents

Plot

The series follows the personal and professional lives of the members of the elite Los Angeles Police Department's multi-agency Gang Task Force as they take on the city's most dangerous gangs, including one with which a task force member has ties.

Opening narration: (by Ramon Rodriguez)

My name is Ryan Lopez. After my parents died, the Acostas and Los Angelicos took me in and raised me as one of their own. To protect them, I was asked to go undercover as a member of the LAPD. Now I must walk the line between cop and criminal without being exposed.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot" Allen Hughes Chris Morgan May 22, 2014 (2014-05-22)1AWZ792.93 [7]
Ryan Lopez's partner James is killed by Carlos Acosta, but Ryan cannot arrest him because of his double life with the Los Angelicos gang. [8]
2"Sangre por Sangre" Nelson McCormick Scott Rosenbaum & Chris MorganMay 29, 2014 (2014-05-29)1AWZ013.15 [9]
Ryan and the GTF try to find the rival gang members who shot Carlos in order to prevent it escalating into a gang war as well as to hide Ryan's own involvement in the matter. Elsewhere, Internal Affairs Agent Paul Carter (Jay Karnes) continues his investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ryan's partner.
3"Pecados del Padre" Richard J. Lewis Jennifer M. Johnson June 5, 2014 (2014-06-05)1AWZ022.86 [10]
The GTF are tasked with protecting a Colombian informant who is about to testify in federal court, but are ambushed while moving him and his family to safety, forcing Ryan to choose between his Task Force duties and revealing the snitch's whereabouts to assist the Acosta family's quest for legitimacy.
4"Perros" Michael Offer Robert MunicJune 12, 2014 (2014-06-12)1AWZ032.70 [11]
The task force goes after the Russian mob expecting to find weapons when they uncover a human trafficking ring. Meanwhile Javier makes a deal to sell fishscale and puts his family in danger with the hopes that a deal will get them out.
5"Invierno Cayó" Allison Anders Cameron Litvack June 19, 2014 (2014-06-19)1AWZ042.47 [12]
Carlos wants to get involved with the business side of the family and joins the table. Meanwhile Cassius gets suspended after shooting a drugged-up kid with a gun.
6"Entre Dos Tierras" Milan Cheylov Carolina PaizJune 26, 2014 (2014-06-26)1AWZ052.41 [13]
Chapel's CI leads the GTF to a major takedown of one of Javier's shipments. A truck was "painted" with the cocaine. Javier realizes he has a mole and tests his people. The CI gives Chapel the location of an even larger shipment, but it was a trap to out the mole.
7"Regreso del Infierno" Nelson McCormick Benjamin Daniel LobatoJuly 3, 2014 (2014-07-03)1AWZ062.47 [14]
Javier is in a tight spot after his large fishscale shipment was taken by the police. Daniel is kidnapped and Javier has 24 hours to come up with the lost fishscale money. Meanwhile Chapel is convinced that his department has a mole and goes into overdrive to find the perpetrator.
8"El Zorro y el Gallinero" Félix Enríquez Alcalá Christal HenryJuly 10, 2014 (2014-07-10)1AWZ072.34 [15]
Javier continues to deal with the ramifications of the deal he made to get out of the business in 18 months. A man is killed to prove a point and if Javier's not careful, his family will end up dead too.
9"Dia de Todos los Santos" Christopher Misiano Mark ValadezJuly 17, 2014 (2014-07-17)1AWZ082.64 [16]
The search for the mole within the task force hits high gear. Chapel has the team do surveillance on a block party.
10"El Buey y el Alacrán" Nick Gomez Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy HaftJuly 24, 2014 (2014-07-24)1AWZ092.40 [17]
Los Angelicos seek revenge for what they perceive as Ryan's betrayal, while Jessica is shocked by a discovery about Ryan.
11"La Luz Verde" David Boyd Jennifer M. Johnson & Robert MunicJuly 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)1AWZ102.27 [18]
Ryan believes he'll be in the clear after having Javier arrested, but the police continue to pursue the mole. With the Acostas being tapped and followed, Ryan isn't able to contact them.
12"Almadena" Milan Cheylov Scott Rosenbaum & Cameron Litvack August 7, 2014 (2014-08-07)1AWZ112.01 [19]
Ryan finds his secret duffle bag missing and heads to a safe house. He finds out that Jessica stole it and reaches out to her to explain. Meanwhile, Acosta gives up the Metas and the Gang Task Force takes down the drug lab and their bank. Also Jessica Chapel is murdered; her murderers are presumed to be the Metas in retaliation for a bust by GTF.
13"Malandros" Nelson McCormick Scott RosenbaumAugust 14, 2014 (2014-08-14)1AWZ122.36 [20]
Chapel leads the team to Mexico in search of murder suspect Matias. Meanwhile, Daniel uses his wedding to broker a deal between Javier and Lavar Quintel. Ryan and Chapel find out that it was Javier that ordered the hit on Jessica. Ryan has Javier transferred to the Metas side of the prison where he is met with a welcome party.

Critical reception

Reviews for the show were mixed. It holds a 41% approval rating with an average score of 5.69/10 on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus states: "Gang Related focuses more on being dark and edgy than delivering an original narrative, resulting in a fairly ordinary cop drama." [21] On Metacritic, it has a score of 52 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [22]

Dorothy Rabinowitz at The Wall Street Journal wrote: "the writing is sharp, the atmosphere thick with tension from, among other things, car and foot chases". [23] In contrast, The Hollywood Reporter 's Tim Goodman wrote: "it's pretty clear right away that you're dealing with a pile of clichés that, pushed together and financed, can never be more than dreadful". [24]

Development

In January 2013, Fox announced that it had received a pilot order for the project.[ citation needed ]

In February 2013, Ramon Rodriguez was the first to be cast as the protagonist Ryan Lopez - a gang member sent in to infiltrate the LAPD. Shortly after, Sung Kang was cast in the role of Tae Kim, Asian gang specialist on loan from the FBI who refuses to celebrate Ryan's achievements because he considers Ryan's tactics dangerous and wasteful. Jay Hernandez later joined the cast as Daniel Acosta, gang lord Javier Acosta's son, and Ryan's best friend since childhood.[ citation needed ]

In March 2013, RZA and Cliff Curtis were then added to the cast with Curtis cast in the role of Javier Acosta, the head of one of the most dangerous gangs in Los Angeles. [25] RZA was signed onto the role as Cassius Green Ryan's partner and best friend on the Gang Task Force originally from the tough streets of Oakland. [26] Shantel vanSanten was cast in the days following as a doctor who treats Ryan for his bullet wound injuries and the daughter of the gang task force's captain. [27] Tom Berenger was originally cast as Sam Chapel, a tough, dynamic police chief who oversees the Gang Task Force but was later replaced by Terry O'Quinn. [28]

On May 8, 2013, Fox officially picked up Gang Related to series for 13 episodes.[ citation needed ]

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