Prime Video’s ‘On Call’ Puts a New Spin on the Cop Drama With Limited Success: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu Law enforcement continues to be a polarizing topic and career in this country, but cop procedurals like “Blue Bloods,” “The Rookie” and “Chicago P.D.” are some of the most popular dramas on television.
With their new Prime Video series, “On Call,” creators Tim Walsh and Elliot Wolf have add to the sprawling Dick Wolf universe, with the company’s first scripted streaming series.
The show follows veteran training officer Tracie Harmon (Troian Bellisario) and her rookie trainee Alex Diaz (Brandon Larracuente), responding to varied emergencies in Long Beach.
From its opening scene, “On Call” attempts to subvert the typical cop procedural format, yet, in reaching beyond the traditions of what makes Wolf Entertainment’s shows so beloved, “On Call” doesn’t live up to what it could have been.
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