‘APB’ New Trailer: Justin Kirk Stars in a Police Drama with a Twist

APB stars Justin Kirk Caitlin Stacey
Justin Kirk and Caitlin Stacey in ‘APB’ (Photo by Chuck Hodes © 2016 Fox Broadcasting)

Fox has just released a new teaser trailer for the upcoming midseason drama, APB. The series is described as a police drama “with a high-tech twist” and stars Justin Kirk (Weeds) as a billionaire who takes charge of a police precinct. APB is based on David Amsden’s article “Who Runs the Streets of New Orleans” and is executive produced by director Len Wiseman (Lucifer), Matt Nix (Burn Notice), and Trey Callaway (The Messengers).

Nix and Callaway also serve as writers on the series set to debut on February 9, 2017 at 9pm ET/PT.

The APB Plot: Sky-high crime, officer-involved shootings, cover-ups and corruption: the over-extended and under-funded Chicago Police Department is spiraling out of control. Enter billionaire engineer GIDEON REEVES (Justin Kirk”). After his best friend is murdered in a botched attempted robbery, and the killer remains at large, Gideon demands justice. Putting up millions of dollars of his own money, he makes an unprecedented deal to take charge of the troubled 13th District – and reboot it as a technically innovative police force: better, faster and smarter than anything seen before.

With Gideon himself having created the department’s cutting-edge technology, this eccentric yet brilliant outsider challenges the city’s police force to rethink everything about the way they fight crime. But the near-overnight transition to becoming the city’s most advanced police district isn’t easy. Gideon knows if he’s going to change anything, he needs help, which he finds from DETECTIVE THERESA MURPHY (Natalie Martinez), an ambitious, street-smart cop who is willing to give Gideon’s technological changes a chance.

With the help of Gideon’s gifted tech officer, ADA HAMILTON (Caitlin Stasey), he and Murphy embark on a mission to turn the 13th District – including a skeptical CAPT. NED CONRAD (Ernie Hudson), and determined OFFICERS NICHOLAS BRANDT (Taylor Handley) and TASHA GOSS (Tamberla Perry) – into a dedicated crime-fighting force of the 21st century.

Watch the APB trailer: