Season 1

TV Show · Drama · Crime

From creator/executive producer Hart Hanson (BONES), and starring Emmy Award nominee Rainn Wilson (“The Office”), BACKSTROM is a subversive and comic crime procedural about an unhealthy, offensive, irascible – albeit brilliant – detective, who sees the worst in everyone, and he’s usually right.

2015 · 43m

Starring Rainn Wilson, Genevieve Angelson, Dennis Haysbert

EPISODE 1

Pilot (Dragon Slayer)

Detective Everett Backstrom and his team investigate when the apparent suicide of a senator's son turns out to be homicide; Backstrom's doctor asks him to make healthier choices -- and one new friend.

45m
EPISODE 2

Bella

The Special Crimes Unit helps investigate an escalating serial arsonist; childhood neighbors torment Backstrom; Valentine helps Niedermayer recover evidence.

44m
EPISODE 3

Takes One to Know One

Backstrom and his team investigate when a youth pastor is found murdered at a church; Backstrom's ex-fiancee (Sarah Chalke) is recruited to head up the Civilian Oversight Committee.

46m
EPISODE 4

I Am a Bird Now

When the team investigates the murder of a drag queen blogger, Backstrom declares it a hate crime; Backstrom must testify about his shooting of a suspect from a past case.

43m
EPISODE 5

Bogeyman

Backstrom and the team have three days to save a teenage girl who was taken by an elusive online predator; the teen reminds Backstrom of a victim from an unsolved case.

45m
EPISODE 6

Ancient, Chinese, Secret

As Backstrom and the SCU investigate the murder of a fortune teller, secrets are revealed about certain members of the team; a burgeoning relationship is revealed.

45m