police procedural
noun
plural police procedurals
: a mystery story written from the point of view of the police investigating the crime
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Traci Harmon on the Amazon Prime Video police procedural On Call, which was canceled after one season.
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 8 June 2025
Jason Antoon, who played cyber intelligence specialist Ernie Malik on the police procedural spin-off, recently shared a video of the series’ vacant and overgrown Hollywood Film Studio, where shows like Lost (2004-’10), Hawaii Five-0 (2010-’20) and Magnum P.I. (2018-’24) also filmed.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 June 2025
His newest, The Human Scale, represents the author's first foray into the police procedural genre.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
Both police procedurals have been renewed at NBC, TVLine has learned.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 8 June 2025
Jason Antoon, who played cyber intelligence specialist Ernie Malik on the police procedural spin-off, recently shared a video of the series’ vacant and overgrown Hollywood Film Studio, where shows like Lost (2004-’10), Hawaii Five-0 (2010-’20) and Magnum P.I. (2018-’24) also filmed.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 June 2025
His newest, The Human Scale, represents the author's first foray into the police procedural genre.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
Both police procedurals have been renewed at NBC, TVLine has learned.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 May 2025
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“Police procedural.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/police%20procedural. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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