The Shield : Season 1

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The Shield is a crime drama that premiered on FX Network in 2002, starring Michael Chiklis as Detective Vic Mackey alongside Benito Martinez, Catherine Dent, CCH Pounder, Jay Karnes, and Kenneth Johnson. The series follows an elite Strike Team unit operating out of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct, where Mackey leads officers who are highly effective at eliminating crime but operate by their own moral code. As Mackey’s methods increasingly blur the line between justice and corruption, a new precinct captain arrives determined to expose and remove him from the force, even as circumstances force the captain to seek Mackey’s help.

Season 1 arrives on 4 DVDs with a runtime of 10 hours and carries a TV-MA rating for language and violence. Created by Shawn Ryan and written by Kurt Sutter and Scott Rosenbaum, with direction from Clark Johnson, D.J. Caruso, and Scott Brazil, this first season established the show’s gritty tone and complex characters. Grab this used copy and experience where it all began.