Robbery Homicide Division was a CBS network police drama series created by Barry Schindel.
The show aired from September 27, 2002 to April 21, 2003, lasting for one season & 13 episodes (leaving three of them unaired).
It was produced by Forward Pass & Universal Television.
Plot[]
The series took an intense, no-nonsense look at the present-day Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery Homicide Division.
Lieutenant Sam Cole is the driven chief detective of a squad that is dedicated to solving some of the worst crimes that the city has to offer.
Cast[]
- Tom Sizemore as Lieutenant Sam Cole
- David Cubitt as Detective Richard Barstow
- Michael Paul Chan as Detective Ron Lu
- Klea Scott as Detective Sonia Robbins
- Barry Shabaka Henley as Sergeant Albert Simms
Production[]
The series was originally titled "Metro which was the division where the show was originally going to be set. Then, the title was changed to "RHD/LA" which was used for the fall schedule announcement.
CBS ordered the final title to be called "Robbery Homicide Division", believing that people would be confused about what "RHD" stood for.
In April of 2002, Schindel left to focus on his duties at NBC's "Law & Order". Frank Spotnitz joined the show as an executive producer and the showrunner in May 2002 after "The X-Files" ended its nine-season run; he then left in October because he decided that it "was not creatively the show that he wanted to be working on."