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Boomtown

Boomtown

20026.22 Seasons24 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.

Created by Jon Avnet
Produced by Fred Golan, Stephen Sassen, Javier Grillo-Marxuach
NetworksNBC

Top Cast

Donnie Wahlberg

Donnie Wahlberg

Detective Joel Stevens

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

Assistant District Attorney David McNorris

Mykelti Williamson

Mykelti Williamson

Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith

Gary Basaraba

Gary Basaraba

Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler

Lana Parrilla

Lana Parrilla

Teresa Ortiz, paramedic in season one, rookie police officer in season two

Jason Gedrick

Jason Gedrick

Police Department Police Officer II Tom Turcotte

Themes & Keywords

californialos angeles, californiacriminal investigation

About Boomtown

Boomtown is a mystery, drama, action & adventure series that first aired in 2002 exploring themes of california, los angeles, california, criminal investigation. Created by Jon Avnet, it stars Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson. Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.

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