Good Cop/Bad Cop

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Good Cop/Bad Cop
Genre	Comedy drama Police procedural
Created by	John Quaintance
Starring	Leighton Meester Luke Cook Devon Terrell Clancy Brown
Composer	Elliott Wheeler
Country of origin	United States Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Trent O'Donnell John Quaintance Chloe Rickard Jeff Wachtel Cailah Scobie Amanda Duthie
Cinematography	Eric Murray Lui Tania Lambert Tony O'Loughlan
Editors	Gabe Dowrick Ariel Shaw Andrew Macneil
Production companies	Future Shack Entertainment Jungle Entertainment ITV Studios
Original release
Network	The CW The Roku Channel Stan
Release	February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19) – present

Good Cop/Bad Cop is a comedy drama television series created by John Quaintance. ^[1] It premiered on February 19, 2025 on The CW in the United States and Stan in Australia. ^[2]

Cast and characters

Main

• Leighton Meester as Det. Lou Hickman, a 7-year veteran of the Eden Vale P.D. who was the sole detective of her small town police force until she convinced her father, the Chief of Police, to hire some help. Due to her department's small budget, Lou leans on her sunny disposition to solve the varied crimes in town. She harbours feelings for Shane.
• Luke Cook as Det. Henry Hickman, Lou's younger brother and Big Hank's estranged son who left home after writing an editorial criticizing his father. He returns to Eden Vale after being offered a promotion to Detective by his father–a promotion he was unable to secure while working on the Seattle Police Department due to his lack of interpersonal skills and terrible bedside manner. He is still in love with his ex-girlfriend Dr. Marci Laine who he left years prior to pursue his career in Seattle.
• Devon Terrell as Det. Shane Carson, a member of the Sheriff's Department in the neighbouring town who frequently works with Lou when she works outside the Eden Vale city limits. He is separated from his wife and fancies Lou. He is able to help Lou and Henry's investigations due to the County's bigger budget and advanced technology.
• Clancy Brown as Big Hank Hickman, the Chief of Police in Eden Vale and father of Lou and Henry. He freely admits to redrawing the town borders to ensure that his town is considered low-crime, as well as routinely providing favors for his friends.

Supporting

• Blazey Best as Nadia Drozdova, Big Hank's Russian girlfriend who has a love for American tv.
• Scott Lee as Officer Joe Bradley, a former High School Football star and juvenile delinquent.
• William McKenna as Officer Sam Szczepkowski, a member of the Eden Vale P.D. who Lou personally recruited due to his tech talents.
• Shamita Siva as Officer Sarika Ray, a member of the Eden Vale P.D. and a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. She runs the local scout troop.
• Grace Chow as Lily Lim, Eden Vale P.D.'s dispatcher who is into film and media.
• Jeanette Cronin as Gladys, a woman who runs the local diner that Lou and Henry frequent.
• Philippa Northeast as Dr. Marci Laine, Henry's ex-girlfriend who he left to pursue a career in Seattle. She now has a son and is a single mother. She shares Henry's lack of social skills.
• Lincoln Lewis as Bobby Dougan, Lou's on/off fling.

Episodes

No.	Title  [3]	Directed by	Written by	Original release date  [3]	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Peace in the Valley"	Trent O'Donnell	John Quaintance	February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19)	0.42 [4]
2	"The King's Assassin"	Gracie Otto	John Quaintance	February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26)	0.28 [5]
3	"Mr. Popular"	Gracie Otto	Steve Joe	March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05)	0.26 [6]
4	"Found Footage"	Corrie Chen	Julia de Fina	March 12, 2025 (2025-03-12)	0.35 [7]
5	"Family Trees"	Anne Renton	Phil Lloyd	March 19, 2025 (2025-03-19)	0.36 [8]
6	"Explosions"	Anne Renton	Steve Toltz	March 26, 2025 (2025-03-26)	0.34 [9]
7	"Buckle Up"	Corrie Chen	Clare Sladden	April 2, 2025 (2025-04-02)	0.31 [10]
8	"Skeletons"	Anne Renton	John Quaintance Sarinah Masukor	April 9, 2025 (2025-04-09)	0.35 [11]

Release

Good Cop/Bad Cop premiered on February 19, 2025 on The CW in the United States and Stan in Australia. ^[2] All eight episodes are available to stream on Amazon Prime Video beginning July 11, 2025. ^[12]

Reception

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating with an average rating of 6.6/10, based on 9 critic reviews. ^[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. ^[14]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Good Cop/Bad Cop

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)	Ref.
1	"Peace in the Valley"	February 19, 2025	0.0/0	0.418	0.0	0.270	0.0	0.688	[4]
2	"The King's Assassin"	February 23, 2025	0.0/0	0.284	0.0	0.264	0.0	0.548	[5]
3	"Mr. Popular"	March 5, 2025	0.0/0	0.264	0.0	0.246	0.0	0.518	[6]
4	"Found Footage"	March 12, 2025	0.0/0	0.346	0.0	0.292	0.1	0.638	[7]
5	"Family Trees"	March 19, 2025	0.0/0	0.364	0.0	0.239	0.1	0.602	[8]
6	"Explosions"	March 26, 2025	0.1/1	0.340	0.0	0.286	0.1	0.634	[9]
7	"Buckle Up"	April 2, 2025	0.0/0	0.305	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	[10]
8	"Skeletons"	April 9, 2025	0.0/0	0.345	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	[11]

Accolades

Good Cop/Bad Cop won the jury prize at the 2025 Monte-Carlo Television Festival. ^[15]

Good Cop/Bad Cop received four #TVWEEKLogies nominations - for Best Scripted Comedy Program, Best Lead Actor in a Comedy (Clancy Brown and Luke Cook), and Best Lead Actress in a Comedy (Leighton Meester). ^[16]

References

1. Whittock, Jesse (March 12, 2024). "The CW, Roku, Stan & Jeff Wachtel Team For Comedic Procedural Good Cop/Bad Cop Starring Leighton Meester". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 27, 2025.
2. Mitovich, Matt Webb (November 20, 2024). "The CW Sets Return Dates for All American and Wild Cards, Premiere of New Leighton Meester Series". TVLine. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
3. "Shows A-Z - good cop/bad cop on cw". The Futon Critic . Retrieved March 22, 2025.
4. Pucci, Douglas (February 21, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Again Leads the Night with Chicago Lineup". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
5. Pucci, Douglas (February 27, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Survivor 48th Season Premiere Lifts CBS to Top All Prime Time Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
6. Pucci, Douglas (March 6, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Survivor and 37th Premiere of The Amazing Race Gives CBS the Lead in Nearly Every Demo". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
7. Pucci, Douglas (March 13, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: CBS Tops in Viewers and Female Demos, ESPN Leads Among Male Demos with NBA". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
8. Pucci, Douglas (March 20, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Opry 100 Special on NBC is Top Primetime Telecast in Total Viewers". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
9. Pucci, Douglas (March 27, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: 'The Conners' on ABC Reaches Six-Episode High with 7th Season Premiere". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
10. Pucci, Douglas (April 3, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC and CBS Split Prime Time Victory Among Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
11. Pucci, Douglas (April 10, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: Luka Doncic's Return to Dallas Boosts ESPN to Victory Among Key Adult Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
12. Clarke, Stewart (July 10, 2025). "'Good Cop/Bad Cop' Gets Prime Video Run In U.S. Streaming Deal For The CW & Stan Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
13. "Good Cop/Bad Cop: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
14. "Good Cop/Bad Cop: Season 1". Metacritic . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
15. Idato, Michael (17 June 2025). "Aussie show beats world's best for top prize at prestigious European TV awards". The Sydney Morning Herald.
16. https://www.instagram.com/p/DK8IJDGPIBg/?hl=en-gb&img_index=1

External links

• Official website
• Good Cop/Bad Cop at IMDb