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The Protector (2011)

The Protector poster
Genre
police procedural
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A single mother works as an LAPD homicide detective. She tries to balance solving murders with raising her children.

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What happens

The Protector (also known as Exit 19), is an American police procedural drama television series starring Ally Walker as Gloria Sheppard, a single mother who struggles to maintain the balance between her personal and professional life as an LAPD homicide detective. The series was broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Lifetime, and is a co-production between ABC Studios and Wass-Stein Productions. It premiered on June 12, 2011, and ended on September 19, 2011. It was created by Michael Nankin and Jeffrey Jackson Bell. On September 8, 2011, Lifetime announced it would not renew the series for a second season. The series finale aired on September 19, 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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