Major Crimes TV Series, season 1 on DVD. This American police procedural series is is a spin-off of “The Closer” starring many of the same cast members, with Captain Raydor (Mary McDonnell) replacing Brenda.

The detectives in the Los Angeles Police Department's Major Crimes division are still reeling from the departure of Brenda Leigh Johnson and the realization that Captain Raydor is now in charge. Unlike their previous chief, Raydor is determined to lead the department with a more team-oriented approach, sharing the credit with the people with whom she works. Raydor's hardest job, however, will be gaining the full trust and confidence of her detectives, who aren't quick to forget her long history of internal investigations targeting them and their previous boss. Especially troublesome is Provenza, who has a difficult time taking orders from someone he doesn't think knows as much as he does.

2013 Won ASCAP Award – Top Television Series.

Major Crimes Reviews

“…It gives nothing away, of course, to confirm that Brenda Leigh will be gone and the Major Crimes Division has been handed over to her successor, Mary McDonnell’s Capt. Sharon Raydor. That turns out to be good news. While new show “Major Crimes” uses some DNA from “The Closer,” it quickly carves out its own niche and promises to make its own story just as compelling. Taking nothing away from Sedgwick’s superb performance, McDonnell has her own quirky-but-tough personality. It lights up quickly…This handoff is clean.” (for 1st episode)

“Major Crime” is an addictive series not unlike “The Closer”. I wasn’t sure how I would like Mary McDonnell taking over but she’s become a refreshing change-up from Kyra Sedgwick’s folksy, but tough, persona." (for season 1) moviemansguide.com

“TNT could hardly have found a more magnetic and compelling lead for Major Crimes in Mary McDonnell, who is altogether more fun to watch than The Closer's Kyra Sedgwick, a bundle of neuroses with cutesy tics like a love of candy and chocolate. As viewers of cult favorite Battlestar Galactica discovered a few years ago, McDonnell makes a powerful center to build a show around, and she's utterly relatable as a strong woman doing her level best in a very difficult job. The rest of the cast is as uniformly excellent as they were on The Closer…” Common Sense Media