Backstrom (TV series)
Backstrom is an American crime comedy-drama television series that aired from January 22 through April 30, 2015. It was developed by Hart Hanson based on the Swedish book series by Leif G. W. Persson. The series is set in Portland, Oregon and filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. On May 8, 2015, Fox cancelled the series after one season. Premise. "Backstrom" centers on Everett Backstrom (Rainn Wilson), an "overweight, offensive, irascible" police officer who is engaged in a constant struggle with his "self-destructive" tendencies, and is part of a team of eccentric criminologists. Production. In July  2012, CBS greenlit a pilot episode to be produced for "Backstrom". The pilot for the series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. When CBS passed on the pilot, 20th Century Fox Television shopped it around to other networks before landing a 13-episode series order with their own network, Fox. For the pilot episode, the producers contacted Minor League Baseball team Portland Sea Dogs to use their hat with their logo for the family fishing boat business. Reception. "Backstrom" has been met with mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show holds a rating of 37%, based on  41 reviews, with an average rating of 4.78/10. The site's critical consensus reads, ""Backstrom"s humor is a cop-out, availed little by the talented cast's attempt to make good of sloppy schtick." On Metacritic, the show has a score of 51 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "Mixed or average reviews".