“Southland: The Complete First Season” On DVD January 26, 2010 From Warner Home Video
(November 10, 2009 – Burbank, CA) – A raw and authentic look at the police unit in Los Angeles, “Southland” is a compelling new series from Emmy® Award–winning producer John Wells (“ER,” “The West Wing”). A fast-moving drama that explores the lives of cops, criminals, victims and their families, “Southland” features a. highly talented ensemble cast led by Ben McKenzie (“The O.C.”), Michael Cudlitz (“Band of Brothers”) and Regina King (“24”). Warner Home Video (WHV) is releasing the critically acclaimed “Southland: The Complete First Season,” uncensored, on DVD January 26, 2010, with a SRP of $29.98. Order due date is December 22, 2009.
Created by John Wells (“ER,” “The West Wing,” “Third Watch”), Christopher Chulack (“ER,” “Third Watch”) and Ann Biderman (“Public Enemies,” “Hill Street Blues”), “Southland: The Complete First Season” follows the complicated lives dedicated LAPD officers and detectives lead as they take on criminals, victims and a city tainted by vice and seething with danger. The rookie cop and his savvier, veteran colleagues try to make a difference in the not so glamorous part of Hollywood, but as one wised-up cop says, “Every once in a while, you get to take a bad guy off the street for good. And that, my friend, is God’s work.”
“‘Southland: The Complete First Season’ has seven uncensored episodes of the gripping, action-packed series that show life behind the glamour of this diverse and dynamic city,” said Rosemary Markson, WHV Vice President, TV & Special Interest Marketing. “Warner Home Video is thrilled to bring the first season of this gritty police drama to DVD.”
Premiering to rave reviews, “Southland” was called “tough-minded [and] suspenseful” by The New York Times, which also proclaimed that “‘Southland’ is commendably stinting and cold, a series that doesn’t aim to please, and is all the more pleasurable for it.” The Hollywood Reporter called “Southland” “exciting, smart, realistic and brilliant,” while Daily Variety said “[John] Wells and company have delivered a cop drama with its own racing pulse. The crisp execution …“‘Southland: The Complete First Season’ has a decidedly elite cable feel.”
Partnered with hardened, veteran colleagues, a rookie cop (McKenzie) tries to make a difference in the not so glamorous parts of Southern California, where he quickly learns that the reality of being out in the field is nothing like his preparation at the Academy.
From John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, “Southland” stars Kevin Alejandro (“Ugly Betty”), Arija Bareikis (“Crossing Jordan”), Michael Cudlitz (“Band of Brothers”), Shawn Hatosy (“Public Enemies”), Regina King (“24”), Michael McGrady (“The Thin Red Line”), Ben McKenzie (“The O.C.”) and Tom Everett Scott (“ER”).
Episode List
1. “Unknown Trouble” (Pilot)
2. “Mozambique”
3. “See the Woman”
4. “Sally in the Alley”
5. “Two Gangs”
6. “Westside”
7. “Derailed” About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.# # #
2. “Mozambique”
3. “See the Woman”
4. “Sally in the Alley”
5. “Two Gangs”
6. “Westside”
7. “Derailed” About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group brings together Warner Bros. Entertainment's home video, digital distribution, interactive entertainment/videogames, direct-to-DVD production, technical operations and anti-piracy businesses in order to maximize current and next-generation distribution scenarios. WBHEG is responsible for the global distribution of content through DVD, electronic sell-through and VOD, and delivery of theatrical content to wireless and online channels, and is also a significant worldwide publisher for both internal and third party videogame titles.