Backstrom (American TV series)

Did You Know?

• The pilot was originally greenlit by CBS in July 2012 and filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.
• For the pilot episode, producers contacted the Portland Sea Dogs to use their hat with the team's logo for a family fishing boat business.
• The series was cancelled by Fox on May 8, 2015 after one season.

Cast and characters

Rainn Wilson portrays Detective Lieutenant Everett Backstrom, head of the Special Crimes Unit, who was demoted to Traffic after a racially insensitive outburst following his capture of the murderer of six Native Americans. Genevieve Angelson plays Detective Sergeant Nicole Gravely, Backstrom's second in command, a young idealistic detective who finds him lazy and cynical; the role was originally played by Mamie Gummer in the CBS pilot. Page Kennedy appears as Officer Frank Moto, a former MMA fighter and member of the unit. Kristoffer Polaha plays Sergeant Peter Niedermayer, the unit's Forensics Liaison, whom Backstrom mocks for his New Age beliefs. Dennis Haysbert portrays Detective Sergeant John Almond, a nondenominational minister married for 30 years with the highest conviction rate in Portland Police Bureau history. Beatrice Rosen plays Nadia Paquet, a foreign-born cyberspace expert supporting the detectives. Thomas Dekker appears as Gregory Valentine, a former male prostitute who is Backstrom's tenant, decorator, and underworld connection as a fence for stolen merchandise; it is later revealed he is Backstrom's half-brother. Ben Hollingsworth plays ADA Steve Kines, who allowed Gravely to be blamed for a failed undercover operation. Sarah Chalke portrays Amy Gazanian, Chair of the Civilian Oversight Committee and Backstrom's ex-fiancée. Inga Cadranel plays Police Chief Anna Cervantes, Backstrom's former police partner. Rizwan Manji appears as Doctor Deb, a doctor who provisionally clears Backstrom for duty if he changes his self-destructive lifestyle. Robert Forster plays Sheriff Blue Backstrom, Everett's estranged father who pistol-whipped him as a child. Adam Beach portrays Tribal Police Captain Jesse Rocha, a rival who dates Amy Gazanian.