Overview
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
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Crew
DirectorCharles Burnett
Cast
Michael Boatman
Dep. J.J. Johnson
Lori Petty
Dep. Deborah Fields
Ice Cube
Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
Erich Anderson
D.A. Ira Kern
Bernie Casey
James Locket
Richard Anderson
Watch Cmmdr. Clarence Massey
Elliott Gould
Greenspan
Victoria Dillard
Barbara Simms
Michael Ironside
Det. Gene Baker
Natalija Nogulich
Judge Helen Lewis
Wanda De Jesus
Carmen Munoz
Michael Gregory
Dep. Roy Bush
Don Harvey
Dep. Jack Bono
Ernie Lee Banks
Mr. Woods
M. Emmet Walsh
Det. Jesse Hall
Thomas Babson
U.S. Marshall
Monty Bane
Coroner
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Assistant D.A.
Sy Richardson
Mr. Taylor
Linden Chiles
Sergeant Berry Foster
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Budget
$5M
Revenue
$3M
TMDb Votes
49
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026