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- 2014
- FOX
- 2014
- FOX
Summary Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez) is partnered with Cassuis Green (RZA) to take down one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles as part of the city's Gang Task Force led by Sam Chapel (Terry O'Quinn).
Created By: Chris Morgan
- 2014
- FOX
- 2014
- FOX
Gang Related
Season 1 Premiere: May 22, 2014
52
7.2
Where to Watch
Summary Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez) is partnered with Cassuis Green (RZA) to take down one of the biggest gangs in Los Angeles as part of the city's Gang Task Force led by Sam Chapel (Terry O'Quinn).
Created By: Chris Morgan
Where to Watch
All Seasons
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
52
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
71% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 21 Critic Reviews
52
19% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
71% Mixed
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
10% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The writing is sharp, the atmosphere thick with tension from, among other things, car and foot chases.
It’s a fast-paced shoot-’em-up/blow-’em-up affair (with the usual ridiculous disregard for actual public safety), but beneath the noise and oozing machismo, it’s not half bad as a deeper emotional story about family and trust.
Clunky dialogue, clichéd relationships, and an escapist action-flick aesthetic combine to subvert the ambition for gritty realism. It requires stronger vision and voice, as well as more distance; it can't decide whether to be likable or prickly.
The pilot episode, airing Thursday, is less than promising, but once you get used to the cliches, the loudly telegraphed plot developments and the unrelentingly phony look of the set, the show becomes watchable in subsequent episodes, thanks to a few of the key performances and some well-directed action scenes.
Pulp hooey with a comic book vitality and earnestness that manages to keep it (usually) on track.
A couple of hail-Mary maneuvers and a lucky coincidence come to the rescue. But it’s clear that Gang Related already has dipped deep into a well that only holds so much water.
In Fox’s instantly awful Gang Related, it’s pretty clear right away that you’re dealing with a pile of clichés that, pushed together and financed, can never be more than dreadful.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 50 User Ratings
7.2
72% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
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20% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 50 User Ratings
7.2
72% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
20% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
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Production Company:
- Imagine Television
- Chris Morgan Productions
- Skeeter Rosenbaum Productions
- 20th Century Fox Television
Initial Release Date: May 22, 2014
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Awards
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Nomination
