police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
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John Reardon, an actor from the Hallmark Channel and the star of the Canadian police procedural drama Hudson & Rex, has revealed he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
There were note-perfect parodies of Apocalypse Now(*) and The Warriors, and a hilarious spoof of the TV business where Guillermo’s favorite police procedural filmed in the vampires’ Staten Island neighborhood.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In the season 2 premiere of Elsbeth, the CBS police procedural dramedy's main characters appeared to poke fun at the pop star's June DWI arrest in the Hamptons.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
There were note-perfect parodies of Apocalypse Now(*) and The Warriors, and a hilarious spoof of the TV business where Guillermo’s favorite police procedural filmed in the vampires’ Staten Island neighborhood.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2024
Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book, Interior Chinatown follows Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
In the season 2 premiere of Elsbeth, the CBS police procedural dramedy's main characters appeared to poke fun at the pop star's June DWI arrest in the Hamptons.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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