Amanda Warren (NCIS: New Orleans) and Emmy Award-winner Jimmy Smits (LA Law) star in CBS’s new police drama East New York premiering on October 2, 2022. The new drama comes from the executive producers of NYPD Blue and focuses on the 74th Precinct in East New York. Season one episode one, directed by Mike Robin from a script by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn, will air at 9:30pm ET/PT.
The series moves to its regular Sundays at 9pm timeslot on October 9th.
Amanda Warren stars as Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood, Jimmy Smits plays Chief John Suarez, Ruben Santiago-Hudson is Officer Marvin Sandeford, and Kevin Rankin plays Detective Tommy Killian. The season one cast also includes Richard Kind as Captain Stan Yenko, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Detective Crystal Morales, Olivia Luccardi as Officer Brandy Quinlan, and Lavel Schley as Officer Andre Bentley.
Episode one features guest stars Darien Sills-Evans, C.S. Lee, Caitlin Mehner, Michael Potts, and Ben Michael Brown.
The “Pilot” Plot: Amanda Warren stars as Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood, the newly promoted boss of the 74th Precinct in East New York – a working-class neighborhood on the edge of Brooklyn in the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification. With family ties to the area, Haywood is determined to deploy creative methods to protect her beloved community with the help of her officers and detectives.
But first, she has the daunting task of getting them on board, as some are skeptical of her promotion, and others resist the changes she is desperate to make. Her team includes her mentor, shrewd veteran two-star Chief John Suarez; Marvin Sandeford, a highly respected training officer and expert on the neighborhood; Tommy Killian, a detective with some old-school approaches to policing; Capt. Stan Yenko, Haywood’s gregarious and efficient right hand; Crystal Morales, an intuitive detective who can’t be intimidated; Andre Bentley, a trainee from an upper-middle-class background; and ambitious patrol officer Brandy Quinlan, the sole volunteer to live in a local housing project as part of Haywood’s plan to bridge the gap between police and community.
Regina Haywood has a vision: she and the squad of the 74th Precinct will not only serve their community – they’ll also become part of it.
