LAPD detective Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez) is the new young buck in the Gang Task Force. Sam Chapel (Terry O'Quinn) leads the task force and his daughter Jessica (Shantel VanSanten) is the assistant D.A. Jessica and Ryan start dating but nobody knows his deep dark secret. He's been the undercover mole for crime lord Javier Acosta (Cliff Curtis). He was the childhood friend to Daniel Acosta (Jay Hernandez) and has essentially been adopted into the family after his father's death. Javier Acosta claims to be transitioning the family into legitimate business. However the drug business keeps pulling the family deeper and deeper. Daniel is trying to be a legal investment banker. Javier's other son Carlos (Reynaldo Gallegos) is a street thug.
This is a perfectly fine cops and criminals TV serial. While there isn't anything particularly new, this had a chance of developing into something better. The most important ingredient is the acting talent involved. Ramon Rodriguez is a solid lead. Terry O'Quinn is also pretty good. The best is Cliff Curtis. He has always been a compelling actor. He's not simply an one-dimensional villain. He is the reason that this show is better than the material.
This is a perfectly fine cops and criminals TV serial. While there isn't anything particularly new, this had a chance of developing into something better. The most important ingredient is the acting talent involved. Ramon Rodriguez is a solid lead. Terry O'Quinn is also pretty good. The best is Cliff Curtis. He has always been a compelling actor. He's not simply an one-dimensional villain. He is the reason that this show is better than the material.