Shawn Ryan, a regular writer for "Angel" and other programs, created this crime drama to challenge the mores of televised entertainment and to provide a heightened reality with increasingly complicated moral questions. Michael Chiklis stars as Vic Mackey, perhaps television's most no-nonsense detective. His violent, brutal methods bring results, but are often despised by his colleague Detective Wyms (CCH Pounder). Also included are a cast of layered characters including a homosexual cop (Michael Jace) and an officer who is also running for office (Benito Martinez). The show's popularity on the F/X network comes from its hard boiled delivery emphasized by unflinching portrayals of police brutality and unclean street language. Episodes have been helmed by first-rate directors including Nick Gomez (LAWS OF GRAVITY, THE SOPRANOS) and D.J. Caruso (THE SALTON SEA).

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.78
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish, Portuguese
Subtitles - English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Behind the Scenes: Behind The Shield

Distributor Notes: Detective Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of copes effective at eliminating crime but also operating under Vic's own set of rules. But his rules sometimes cross the fine line between legal and illegal. Now the precinct has a new captain who doesn't like Vic's tactics and wants to bust him off the force - even as the captain finds himself going to Vic for help whenever the going gets rough.

Source: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Michael Chiklis: Actor
CCH Pounder: American Actress, SLIVER
Walton Goggins: 
Catherine Dent: Actor, THE SHIELD series/USS POSEIDON: PHANTOM BELOW
Benito Martinez: Actor, TV's "The Shield"
Michael Jace: 

Stephen Gyllenhaal: American TV Director
D.J. Caruso: Director, SALTON SEA (2002)
Nick Gomez: Editor/Director/Writer
Gary Fleder: Director

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