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Season 1 – Golden Boy

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With humble beginnings as a street kid, Walter Clark Jr. follows his ambition and manages to become the youngest police commissioner in New York history. As he is interviewed for a story about his career, he looks back on his meteoric rise and the personal and professional price he paid to achieve it. While Clark uses his ambition as a shield at work and seems single-mindedly focused on advancement, his one weak spot proves to be his troubled little sister, a teenager who relies on him as her sole caregiver.
Golden Boy — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Golden Boy's fast-forward structure is compelling, if overly complicated, with Theo James delivering only a passable central performance.

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Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com 03/01/2013
2.5/5
The concept is clever and some of the cast is well above average but the writing, always the most important element of a TV show, is subpar with cliched dialogue that betrays any possible character development. Go to Full Review Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter 03/01/2013
Mostly it's a cop show that copies every other cop show in television history. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall HitFix 02/26/2013
B
James and McBride make music together in the way you want any fictional cop partners to and it's a solid, meat-and-potatoes police procedural, and one that could potentially evolve into more depending on how the flash-forwards are used down the road. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Salt Lake Tribune 02/26/2013
CBS' Golden Boy is another cop show, but it's not just another cop show. It's considerably better than most of what that genre has had to offer in recent years. Go to Full Review Glenn Garvin Miami Herald 02/26/2013
Sticking around for the answers seems well worth the time. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/20/2022 actually, i find it quite entertaining, but it was cancelled with a lot to be told, sad See more 06/18/2022 Não sei pq os críticos tendem a classificar a performance de Theo James como mediana! Dêem uma olhada bem de perto a todos os trabalhos dele e vocês verão a evolução de Performance! Sou 10 estrelas para todos os papéis que ele faz! See more Read all reviews
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Theo James

Walter Clark Jr.

Chi McBride

Detective Don Owen

Kevin Alejandro

Detective Christian Arroyo

Bonnie Somerville

Detective Deborah McKenzie

Holt McCallany

Detective Joe Diaco

Stella Maeve

Agnes Clark

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 26, 2013 Pilot As Walter Clark Jr. is interviewed about his career, he reflects on his journey from homicide detective to the NYPD's youngest police commissioner. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 5, 2013 The Price of Revenge A thief leads Clark to a murdered woman whose daughter is missing; Clark and Arroyo butt heads. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 8, 2013 Young Guns When an incident in the projects leaves a teenager injured and a gang member dead, Clark investigates; Arroyo threatens Clark. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 12, 2013 Role Models A police officer is killed while moonlighting for a rap mogul; Clark threatens to reveal Arroyo's relationship with McKenzie. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 19, 2013 Vicious Cycle Clark and Owen investigate the murder of a former criminal informant's brother; Clark's newly sober mother wants to be back in the lives of her children. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 26, 2013 Just Say No A rich philanthropist -- a shipping mogul's daughter-in-law -- is found dead in her apartment; Clark's mother is harassed by a loan shark. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 2, 2013 McKenzie on Fire Bullets found at the scene of a subway shooting match the ones that killed McKenzie's brother years earlier; Owen ponders retirement. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 9, 2013 Scapegoat After learning that they are both up for a promotion, Arroyo and Owen try to be the first to make a key arrest. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 16, 2013 Atonement The investigation into a priest's death leads to a criminal informant from a previous case; Agnes looks for her missing mother. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 23, 2013 Sacrifice The unit investigates when the body of an aspiring young model is found in the bay; Clark looks bad when information is leaked to the reporter he has been seeing secretly. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 30, 2013 Longshot A high-profile investigation into a star basketball player's murder makes Clark think about his past; after learning that Arroyo lied, McKenzie threatens to end their partnership. Details Episode 12 Aired May 7, 2013 Beast of Burden Clark learns that his archenemy, Deputy Mayor Holbrook, was the last client of a high-end call girl found dead in a hotel room; Diaco struggles with the idea of putting his father in a nursing home. Details Episode 13 Aired May 14, 2013 Next Question Relegated to desk duty, Clark delves into a cold case involving the murder of a construction worker; Margot and Clark's lives are put in danger. Details

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Golden Boy — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Richard Shepard, Jace Alexander, Matthew Penn, Paul McCrane, Michael W. Watkins, Constantine Makris, Karen Gaviola, Mike Listo, Vincent Misiano, Nick Gomez
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Nicholas Wootton, Richard Shepard
Screenwriter
Andi Bushell, Brett Mahoney, Nicholas Wootton, Christal Henry, Jennifer Corbett, Phil Klemmer, Alex Katsnelson
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-14 (D|V|L)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 26, 2013