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Season 1 – Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

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An LAPD task force partners actors with homicide detectives so they can use their acting skills to help solve murders.

Critics Reviews

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Sonia Saraiya Variety 01/30/2019
For all of its self-deprecation (and platform deprecation), "Ryan Hansen Solves Crime on Television" is a sturdy little half-hour, with a procedural template that promises a neatly tied off case at the end of each episode. Go to Full Review Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter 01/30/2019
I don't think Wiley is giving a great performance as Hansen's sidekick, but it's so much fun to see the Orange Is the New Black and Handmaid's Tale veteran in this context that it hardly matters. Go to Full Review Mike Hale New York Times 01/30/2019
"Solves Crimes" has potential, but its problem is hard-wired into its premise and its venue: You wish that someone more interesting to watch than Mr. Hansen were at the center of it. Go to Full Review Rob Lowman Los Angeles Daily News 01/30/2019
"Ryan Hansen Solves Crime on Television" is a strange mix, but who cares? It delivers the laughs. Go to Full Review Joyce Slaton Common Sense Media 01/30/2019
3/5
The police-procedural plot is really, it turns out, just a framework on which to hang jokes. And they're good ones, so that makes Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television lots of fun to watch. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/05/2019 feel good show, fresh concept and good cast. however not all jokes are a bang See more 02/19/2019 This show is great. I love the comedy and the constant breaking of the fourth wall ties it together. See more 02/02/2019 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is Hilarious. Great beat, easy to dance to; I give it 4 and a half stars. Runs a constant cultural commentary on our me/ social media generation clash with a "solid" midwest values world. Midwest Gen Xer antagonizing antagonist foil comes full blast through Samira Wiley's character from Cleveland, Ohio of course. In season to Wood Harris brings his own flavor or Midwest reality. Wonderful use of affluent first world privilege, stereotypes represented by Ryan's Millennial Hollywood "I'm gonna be a star" character and environment. His rose colored glasses are always on high beam. It begs the question, is he that naive and oblivious or is it his way of coping. I had to go with oblivious but it wasn't an easy decision. I often laugh to tears. Diverse casting. One draw back; often the line between reality and the film lot gets more than blurred, not a good plot choice much of the time. The rotating black police chief is a funny and interesting commentary on our culture's acceptance of prejudice in Hollywood. I was disappointed the show didn't trust their viewers to figure it out and spilled the beans early on, this is smart fun show. Ryan has as good a sense of comedic timing as I've seen. Formulaic? Yeah but it still rocks. See more 02/01/2019 Great mix of quick laughs and satirical look at crime shows and streaming media. Lose yourself in the confusion of what is possibly the brain child of a 7 year old See more 01/03/2019 Funny in a different way. See more 12/17/2018 Absolutely a great show , very funny and the way the cast works of each other is amazing See more Read all reviews
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Ryan Hansen

Actor

Aly Michalka

Amy

Samira Wiley

Detective Wiley

Noelle E Parker

Millie

Evangeline Lindes

Crosby

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Pilot L.A. cop Jessica Mathers is forced to team up with actor Ryan Hansen, who knows his way around Hollywood, to solve a John Doe murder; Ryan films everything for his new YouTube Red reality cop show. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Jane D'Oh! Ryan and Mathers investigate the murder of two actors staged as a murder-suicide; Hansen worries about his audition for a role in a songless movie version of the Broadway hit musical about Alexander Hamilton. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen Due to low ratings, Ryan is replaced by Joel McHale; the new Ryan, Mathers and the old Ryan, now in a bit role, investigate the murder of three ball players. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Trafficking and the Traffic King Ryan and Mathers investigate the murder of four drug dealing gangbangers; they also bond over Paula Abdul. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Hungry for Justice Ryan and Mathers investigate the murder of a famous food blogger and the co-hosts of his podcast. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Escape Room Escapades Ryan and Mathers investigate the murder of six players in an escape room who were killed just like in the script for the popular upcoming Hollywood thriller. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Freezed Ryan and Mathers investigate the murder of seven actresses who worked as Disney princesses for hire for a Hollywood catering company run by Kristen Bell. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 25, 2017 Eight is the New Se7en The "Seven Deadly Sins of Hollywood" killer strikes again; Mathers gets suspended; Ryan hires a professional screenwriter to help solve the case. Details

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Season Info

Director
Tristram Shapeero
Executive Producer
Tracey Baird, Beau Bauman, Krysia Plonka, Scott Stuber, Rawson Marshall Thurber
Screenwriter
Matteo Borghese, Joel Church-Cooper, Paul Fruchbom, Rob Turbovsky
Network
YouTube
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 25, 2017