From director/executive producer
David Ayer (“Training Day,” “End of Watch”), DEPUTY
blends the spirit of a classic Western with a modern-day
attitude and emotionally driven, visceral storytelling.
Featuring an ensemble of ambitious and complicated
people who won’t rest until justice is served, DEPUTY
brings a gritty authenticity to the modern cop drama.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department is one of the largest police forces in the
world, but when the elected Sheriff dies, an arcane rule
in the county charter, forged back in the Wild West,
suddenly thrusts the most unlikely man into the job.
That man is BILL HOLLISTER (Stephen Dorff, “True
Detective,” “Star”). A fifth-generation lawman, Bill is
only interested in justice; his soul wears a white hat.
The bad guys don’t stand a chance, but neither do the
politicos in the Hall of Justice.
Under Bill’s command is a county-wide
crew of LA’s finest, including Deputy CADE WARD (Brian
Van Holt, “Cougar Town”), a former Marine stationed in
Afghanistan, eight years sober and one of Bill’s few
confidantes; Deputy BRIANNA BISHOP (Bex Taylor-Klaus,
“Arrow,” “Voltron”), the whip-smart, sarcastic driver in
charge of Bill’s security detail; and Deputy JOSEPH
HARRIS (Shane Paul McGhie, “What Men Want”), the son of
Bill’s fallen partner.
The dangers associated with the job
often lead the police to LA County General Hospital,
where Bill buts heads with Dr. PAULA REYES (Yara
Martinez, “Jane the Virgin,” “True Detective”), the
hospital’s chief trauma surgeon – and his wife.
Given a job he never wanted, in an
unfamiliar sea of politics, Bill quickly learns that
doing what is expected and doing what is right are two
different things, and that his innate, dogged pursuit of
justice is the only skill the job truly requires.
DEPUTY is produced by Entertainment
One and FOX Entertainment. David Ayer and Chris Long of
Cedar Park Entertainment serve as executive producers,
alongside John Coveny and showrunner Kimberly Harrison.
Will Beall created the series and Ayer directed the
first two episodes.