An insider’s look into L.A.’s notorious police department, the Peabody Award-winning Southland follows the complex lives of dedicated patrol officers and detectives as they struggle to protect the innocent and remain righteous amid the iniquities of the criminals around them. Marshaling felons, victims and a city seething with corruption and danger, Southland presents a glimpse into the professional and private lives of the LAPD unlike any other. Officers John Cooper, Ben Sherman, Sammy Bryant and Detective Lydia Adams face some of their toughest personal and professional challenges yet. On their darkest, most dangerous days, this is what L.A.’s beat cops and detectives confront on Southern California’s sun-baked streets. And the fallout seeps into their personal lives – collateral damage from a 24/7 job that demands an arsenal of razor-sharp instincts and quicksilver reflexes.