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Season 4 – Southland

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Veteran Los Angeles cop John Cooper is assigned to train rookie Ben Sherman, who finds himself questioning whether he has the right stuff to be a police officer after witnessing Cooper's no-nonsense approach. Other members of the police team include Detective Lydia Adams, who is her mother's primary caregiver away from the office; her partner, Russell Clarke, an unhappily married father of three; Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger, who oversees gang detectives Nate Moretta and Sammy Bryant; and patrol officer Chickie Brown, a single mother who dreams of joining the SWAT team.
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Southland — Season 4

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Critics Consensus

With its uncompromising blend of emotionally charged drama, riveting violence, and complex intelligence, Southland remains as engrossing as ever in season four.

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Josh Modell AV Club Feb 19, 2020
A-
The little touches and real emotional conflicts make Southland far better than your average cop show. Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx Feb 19, 2020
I feel like with the Tang/Cooper scenes, and with some of the Ben/Sammy material from earlier in the season, the show has really found itself. Go to Full Review Abhimanyu Das Slant Magazine Nov 19, 2013
3/4
It's a reliably engrossing hour of television, capable of switching gears from relaxed banter to shocking violence in a split second. Go to Full Review Christine Orlando TV Fanatic Feb 19, 2020
4.7/5
There's never a quiet episode of Southland and this one featured plenty of scenes that made me gasp (and worse). Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Tanya S @RT31727819 Mar 23, 2026 Season 4 they really dumbed it down, after a quite engaging first three seasons. A string of cheesy cop lines we’ve all heard before. They are wasting Lucy Liu, Lou Diamond Phillips, & all the established characters. Sure, put them in new situations but write decent dialogue for them that includes in-depth conversation, not this glib tripe where everyone is one-dimensional. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Cudlitz

John Cooper

Ben McKenzie

Ben Sherman

Regina King

Detective Lydia Adams

Tom Everett Scott

Detective Russell Clarke

Michael McGrady

Detective Daniel "Sal" Salinger

Kevin Alejandro

Detective Nate Moretta

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 17, 2012 Wednesday Officer John Cooper returns to duty after recovering from surgery; Lydia helps a former informant; Ben, Sammy and Dewey chase an armed man into a school; Ben argues with an intense street cop. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 2012 Underwater Tang and Cooper are attacked on the street; Lydia and Ruben investigate a convenience store murder; Ben and Sammy ride with another officer; Joel Rucker takes over as the new captain. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 2012 Community A violent gang war erupts when Sammy leaves a gang territory unattended on Hood Day; Ben is haunted by his recent mistake; Ruben practices his speech; Cooper and Tang investigate a robbery. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 2012 Identity Tang tries to help a homeless vet; Sammy is determined to save a dog that he accidentally shot; Lydia and Ruben investigate the murder of a man who helped women in need; Ben and Lydia face life changes. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 2012 Legacy John tries to save a suicidal teenager; Sammy convinces a former addict to be an informant; Tang gets a visit from someone from her past; Lydia and Ruben investigate a home invasion. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 21, 2012 Integrity Check A man who agreed to testify in one of Sammy's cases is murdered; John and Tang babysit a documentary film crew; Lydia must serve as shift supervisor for the day. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 28, 2012 Fallout Tang is served legal papers and is later involved in a shooting; Sammy holds a grudge against Ben; Lydia makes a decision about her pregnancy. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 6, 2012 God's Work Lydia and Ruben must investigate the death of a nanny as well as locate the children she tended; Ben tries to intervene with a prostitute; Tang gets an update about the boy. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 13, 2012 Risk Ben tries to help a prostitute's daughter; Lydia and Ruben investigate the murder of a gang member; Tang faces questions about the shooting of an innocent bystander. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 20, 2012 Thursday Tang prepares to move to another precinct; Lydia is pressured to make a decision about her police duties during her pregnancy; Ben tries to track down a prostitute. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 14, 2026 Inside the lives of cops, victims and their families. Details

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Southland — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
James M. Muro, Allison Anders
Executive Producer
John Wells, Ann Biderman, Christopher Chulack
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-MA (V|L)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 17, 2012
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