The Closer

The Closer is an American television series of the procedural crime drama genre. The series was created by James Duff and produced by The Shephard/Robin Company and Warner Bros. Television. It aired on TNT on Monday evenings at 9:00 pm and ran for seven seasons, totalling 109 episodes. The series starred Kyra Sedgwick as Los Angeles police detective Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson. The remaining central cast members included J.K. Simmons as Assistant Police Chief Will Pope, Corey Reynolds as Detective Sergeant David Gabriel, Robert Gossett as Commander Russell Taylor, G.W. Bailey as Detective Lieutenant Louie Provenza, Tony Denison as Detective Lieutenant Andy Flynn and Jon Tenney as FBI agent Fritz Howard. Recurring supporting cast members include Michael Paul Chan as Detective Lieutenant Mike Tao, Raymond Cruz as Detective Julio Sanchez and Gina Ravera as Detective Irene Daniels - all of whom came on board as series regulars with season three. In season four, Phillip P. Keene was added to the main cast and with season seven, Mary McDonnell received opening billing as Captain Sharon Raydor.