L.A.’s Finest was set to air on June 8, 2020, but in a last-minute decision by the network, they decided not to air it.
The news comes after police brutality and systemic racism has rocked the country and there’s been a public backlash against police shows on television.
Variety confirmed that The Bad Boys spinoff, which was supposed to air the first few episodes of the second season on Spectrum on June 8, has decided to push back the release to an unspecified date later in 2020.
The series stars Gabrielle Union as Syd Burnett, a police detective with a complicated past who relocates to Los Angeles from Miami and partners with Nancy McKenna (Jessica Alba), a working mom. The duo tackles the most dangerous criminals in Los Angeles while not always following the rules and they become a solid team on the streets and in each other’s lives. Union’s Burnett is a revival of the character she played in the 2003 film Bad Boys II.
Less than a month ago, Fox acquired the broadcast rights to both seasons and was planning on airing them this fall. The 13-episode Season 1 is still set to air this fall on the network.
The series is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and 2.0 Entertainment in association with Sony Pictures TV and Charter Communications. Union and Alba alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Brandon Margolis, Brandon Sonnier, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Pam Veasey, Doug Belgrad, Jeff Gaspin, Jeff Morrone and Anton Cropper executive produced.
