L.A.’s Finest is an American comedy action crime 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 canceled by Spectrum after two seasons.
Season 2 L.A’s Finest Release Date:
Netflix globally with season 2 will be available on 9 June, 2021.
Official Trailer Season 2 L.A’s Finest:
L.A’s Finest Cast:
Main
- Gabrielle Union as Special Agent/Detective Lieutenant Sydney “Syd” Burnett, an ex-DEA agent who has transferred to the LAPD, and is Nancy McKenna’s new partner. She is the sister of Marcus Burnett from the Bad Boys movies.
- Jessica Alba as 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.
- 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. Jason Calloway, an LAPD lieutenant with the Narcotics Division and a colleague of Syd’s.
- Jordan Rodrigues as Arlo Bates (season 1), who works for crime boss Gabriel Knox and is tasked with finding the fentanyl that was intercepted by Syd.
- Joshua Alba as Nico Perez, Nancy McKenna’s younger brother.
- Ciara Wilson as Letti Ramirez, Izzy’s friend.
- Rebecca Budig as Carlene Hart (season 1), a for-hire “fixer” who secretly works for Gabriel Knox and pressures Arlo to find the missing drugs and that is also a suburban mom that is also possibly LA’s biggest drug lord.
- Laz Alonso as Warren Hendrix (season 1), as Syd’s former DEA colleague and lover.
- Curtis Harris as Justice Baines (season 1), Ben Baines’ son and Izzy’s friend.
- Jake Busey as Bishop Duvall (season 1), a crime lord.
- Adam Rose as Nathan Baker.
- Miguel Gomez as Ricky Leon.
- Taylor Black as Emma Mitchell.
- Kurt Yaeger as Clete Winslow.
- Beau Knapp as Malcolm Ward.
- J. Cotrona as Luca Verone.
- Timothy V. Murphy as Logan Kline.
- Kelly Rowland as Faith Baines, Ben Baines’ wife.
Notable guest stars
- Zach McGowan as Ray Sherman, Dante’s brother who owns a nightclub and is involved in criminal activities (in “Pilot” and “Con Air”).
- Tamala Jones as Katherine Vaughn Miller, a jewelry store employee whom Arlo targets due to her surprising connection to Syd (in “…My Lovely”, “Book of Secrets”, and “Dead Men Tell No Tales”).
- Rebecca Field as Alice Kensler, the drunk driver who killed Izzy’s mother (in “Armageddon” and “Bad Girls”).
- Eddie Cahill as Michael Alber, director of DEA Special Operations (in “Armageddon” and “Bad Girls”).
- Sharon Lawrence as Gloria Walker (in “Beverly Hills Cops” and “Bad Company”).
- Orlando Jones as Lt. Marshawn Davis (in “Coyote Ugly”, “Deliver Us from Evil”, and “For Life”).
- Kelly Hu as Angela Turner (in “Gone in 60 Seconds”, “Beverly Hills Cops”, and “Maverick”).
