Angie Tribeca

Plot

Detective Angie Tribeca, a 10-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department's elite RHCU (Really Heinous Crimes Unit), is assigned a new partner, fellow detective Jason "Jay" Geils. The format of each episode involves a different criminal case for the LAPD to solve. The show features nonstop one-liners, jokes, visual humor, and irony.

Development and production

The series was announced by TBS in mid-2014 with a ten-episode order. It was promoted as "...a hilarious spoof of police procedurals in the spirit of Police Squad!". A few gags presented in the preview reel were cited as similar to the TV cop show satire Sledge Hammer!.

Originally intended to premiere in late 2015, in November 2015 it was announced that the first season of ten episodes would run uninterrupted on the network and be released through video on demand starting on January 17, 2016. All 10 episodes of season 1 premiered during a 25-hour TV marathon on January 17–18, 2016.

A second season of an additional ten episodes premiered on June 6, 2016. On July 6, 2016, TBS renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on April 10, 2017. The fourth season, which premiered on December 29, 2018, added Bobby Cannavale to the cast.

The music for the series was written by Nathan Matthew David and Ludwig Göransson.

Cast

Main cast

Rashida Jones as Det. Angela 99 "Angie" Tribeca

Hayes MacArthur as Det./Lt. Jason "Jay" Geils (seasons 1–3)

Jere Burns as Lt./Capt. Pritikin "Chet" Atkins, Angie's boss

Burns also plays Eric Atkins, Lt. Atkins' identical twin brother; Capt. Gumbo Atkins, Atkins' Cajun cousin in New Orleans; Lt. Paddy Atkins, Atkins' Irish cousin in New York

Deon Cole as Det. Daniel J. "DJ" Tanner (seasons 1–3; guest star: season 4)

Andrée Vermeulen as Dr. Monica Scholls, the medical examiner

Kiersey Clemons as Maria Charo, the psychiatrist (season 4)

Bobby Cannavale as Angela "AJ" Geils, Jr., Angie and Jay's son (season 4)

Recurring cast

Jagger as Det. David Hoffman, Tanner's canine partner, who possesses human-like physical abilities

Alfred Molina as Dr. Edelweiss, the expert scientist (Uncredited) (Seasons 1-3)

Andreas Wigand as Screaming Cop Dave (Season 1)

Dillon Paigen as Vomiting Cop (Seasons 1 and 3)

Caitlin Kimball as Rookie Cop (Season 2)

James Franco as Sgt. Edward "Eddie" Pepper (Seasons 1 and 2)

Matthew Glave as Mayor (Seasons 1-3) / Vice President (Season 4) Joseph "Joe" Perry

Heather Graham as FBI Special Agent Diane Duran (Seasons 2-4)

Nancy Carell as Katie Perry, Mayor Perry's wife (Seasons 1 and 2)

Chris Pine as Dr. Thomas Hornbein, alias The Zookeeper, a psychopathic extremist in the animal-rights movement and former world-renowned doctor of zoology (Season 3)

Annie Mumolo as Beth Wiedner (Season 3)

Rob Riggle as Det. Zachary Fontaine / Calvin Sniglet (Season 3)

Mary McCormack as Internal Affairs Agent Abigail Liukin (Seasons 2 and 3)

Alison Rich as Det. Small (Season 2)

John Michael Higgins as Dr. Zaius / Randall "Randy" Zaius, Dr. Zaius' identical twin brother (Seasons 1, 3, and 4)

Reception

Angie Tribeca was met with positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Angie Tribeca's unique blend of sharp wit and broad humor – and the obvious fun being had by a talented cast – make for a consistent, charmingly absurd spoof of police procedurals." Metacritic gives it a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

On Rotten Tomatoes, Seasons 2 and 3 each hold an approval rating of 100% based on five reviews.