A multi-generational police family navigates gritty New York City law enforcement with earnest, intimate devotion.
A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+ and Pluto TV (free).
It stays inside its TV-14, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
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