The Glades (TV series)

The Glades
Genre
Created by Clifton Campbell
Starring
Composer(s) Danny Lux
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 49 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Clifton Campbell
  • Gary A. Randall
  • Lori-Etta Taub
  • Lois Johnson
Producer(s)
  • Ed Tapia
  • Dailyn Rodriguez
Editor(s)
  • John Axness
  • Tammis Chandler
  • Raúl Dávalos
Location(s) South Florida
Running time 45 minutes
Production company(s)
Broadcast
Original channel A&E
Original run July 11, 2010 – August 26, 2013
External links
Website

The Glades is a crime drama television series, created by Clifton Campbell, that aired on the A&E network for four seasons from July 11, 2010, to August 26, 2013.[1]

The police procedural show starred Matt Passmore as Jim Longworth, a Chicago police detective who becomes a state police detective in a seemingly sleepy Florida Everglades community. He leaves the Chicago Polive force after being shot by his captain in the backside because the captain thought Jim was sleeping with his wife. It is never revealed if this was true, but after getting to know his character, it is hard to believe he would be that immoral or that stupid, He receives a large settlement from the city of Chicago and settles in Florida for the golfingand what he believes, will be an easy life. However, Longworth soon discovers that his new hometown is more complex than meets the eye. A&E canceled the series after its season-four finale, effectively ending the series on a cliffhanger note (i.e., with several unresolved story lines that were clearly meant to be addressed in a fifth season -- including Longworth's being shot just prior to his wedding by an unknown assailant, at the end of that episode).

Plot

The show's premise involves a Chicago detective taking a South Florida job with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) after being shot by his captain.[2] He assumes it will afford him a more relaxing lifestyle, but he finds things are more complicated than he had imagined.

Cast of characters

Episodes

A total of 49 episodes of The Glades were aired over four seasons.

Development and production

Originally titled Sugarloaf, the series was set to take place in the Tampa Bay metro area.[3] It is filmed in a former carpet warehouse in Pembroke Park, Florida and in the Hollywood and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, metro area, making it one of the three current series, along with Burn Notice, and Retired at 35, to be filmed exclusively in the state.[4][5]

Matt Passmore was the first actor cast in the series; he plays the lead, Det. Jim Longworth.[6] Kiele Sanchez, Uriah Shelton, and Carlos Gómez were cast next, as Callie Cargill, Jeff Cargill, and Dr. Carlos Sanchez, respectively.[7] On February 25, 2010, The Glades was given a series order of 13 episodes.[8]

Though A&E advertises the show as a "CSI"-type series, it is more of a standard "police procedural", with forensics playing only a peripheral role in the stories. On September 13, 2010, A&E announced that the show had been renewed for a second season—the first of its original series to make it to a Season Two.[9] Season 2 of the series premiered on Sunday, June 5, 2011.[10] On October 18, 2011, The Glades was renewed for a third season, which premiered June 3, 2012.[11] With a five percent increase in viewership, A&E renewed The Glades for a fourth season.[12]

On September 1, 2013, The Huffington Post reported that the A&E Network did not renew The Glades for the fifth season.[13] Show creator Clifton Campbell later told Rob Owen that the fifth season would have focused on the question "Who shot Jim Longworth?", adding that Longworth would have survived. However, Campbell said, "The cancellation took us all by surprise."[14]

Reception

The Glades debuted with 3.6 million viewers, breaking A&E's records for most-watched and highest-rated original drama series telecast ever according to Nielsen Fast Nationals numbers.[15] The show has been met with positive reviews, with an initial score of 64 out of 100 from Metacritic.[16]

Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET/PT) # Ep. Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere
Viewers
(in millions)
Date Finale
Viewers
(in millions)
Season 1
Sunday 10 pm
13
July 11, 2010
3.55[17]
October 3, 2010
2.69[18] 2010 3.8[19]
Season 2
Sunday 10 pm
13
June 5, 2011
3.01[20]
September 5, 2011
2.38[21] 2011 3.9[22]
Season 3
Sunday 9 pm
10
June 3, 2012
3.11[23]
August 12, 2012
3.10[24] 2012 3.0[25]
Season 4
Monday 9 pm
13
May 27, 2013
3.26[26]
August 26, 2013
3.41[27] 2013 TBA

DVD releases

The Glades: Season One was released on DVD in region 1 on June 14, 2011,[28] and region 4 on March 7, 2012.[29] It contains all thirteen episodes of season one. Special features include, Deleted scenes, Gag reel, Behind-the-scenes footage, "Sunshine State of Mind: Casting The Glades" and "A Location for Murder: Filming in The Glades" featurettes and Cast commentaries.

The Glades: Season Two was released on DVD in region 1 on July 10, 2012,[30] and is set to be released in region 4 on December 31, 2013.[31] It contains all thirteen episodes of season two. Special features include, Deleted scenes, Commentary, "Jim Longworth's Guide to Police Work" and "Love Triangles: Relationship Complexities and The Glades" featurettes and Gag reel.

The Glades: Season Three was released on DVD in region 1 on June 4, 2013.[32]

The Glades: Season Four was released on DVD in region 1 on June 3, 2014.[33]

Broadcast

In Australia, the series premiered on SoHo (formerly W) on December 5, 2010,[34] with season 2 returning on December 4, 2011,[35] season 3 on August 20, 2012,[36] and season 4 on May 30, 2013.[37]

In the U.K., the series premiered on Alibi on September 11, 2012,[38] with season 2 returning on January 22, 2013,[39] and season 3 on September 4, 2013.[39] The fourth season, its last, premiered on July 15, 2014.[40]

References

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