Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (original) (raw)
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Television series
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| Genre | Action comedy |
| Created by | Rawson Marshall Thurber |
| Starring | Ryan Hansen |
| Composer | Joseph Shirley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tracey Baird Beau Bauman Krysia Plonka Scott Stuber Rawson Marshall Thurber |
| Producers | Stephanie Meurer Ryan Hansen |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 23–33 minutes |
| Production companies | Bluegrass Television No. 93 Thank You, Brain! Productions Bad Version |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube Premium |
| Release | October 25, 2017 (2017-10-25) –January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) |
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is an action comedy series created by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Ryan Hansen that premiered on October 25, 2017, on YouTube Red (now YouTube Premium). In July 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season which premiered on January 30, 2019.
On April 10, 2019, YouTube canceled the series.[1]
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is "set in a world where the LAPD thinks it’s a good idea to form a task force partnering actors with homicide detectives to take advantage of their “actor skills” and industry connections to help solve murders."[2]
Cast and characters
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Ryan Hansen as himself
Samira Wiley as Jessica Mathers
Aly Michalka as Amy
Wood Harris as Vince Vincente
Evangeline Lindes as Crosby
Noelle E Parker as Millie
Jon Cryer as himself
Sydney Brower as Everett
Karen David as Priya
Eric Christian Olsen as himself
Barry Shabaka Henley as Captain Jackson #3 and #8
Jessica St. Clair as Captain Lade'e
Joel McHale as himself
Donald Faison as himself
James McDaniel as Captain Jackson #1 ("Pilot")
Steve Harris as Captain Jackson #2 ("Jane D'Oh!")
Leslie David Baker as Captain Jackson #4 ("Trafficking and the Traffic King")
Frankie Faison as Captain Jackson #5 ("Hungry for Justice")
Mary Birdsong as Dorothy Montclair ("Hungry for Justice")
Arielle Vandenberg as herself ("Joel McHale Is: Ryan Hansen")
Yvette Nicole Brown as Captain Jackson #7 ("Freezed")
Kristen Bell as herself ("Freezed")
Peter Berg as himself ("Eight Is the New Se7en")
Ken Marino as himself ("The Office Party")
Amanda Cerny as herself ("Like and Subscribe")
Jillian Bell as herself ("The Ry Chromosome")
Lucy Hale as herself ("The Ry Chromosome")
Rob Corddry as himself ("For Your Inconsideration")
Jane Lynch as herself ("For Your Inconsideration")
Ben Schwartz as himself ("Execution Dependent")
Dax Shepard as himself ("Execution Dependent")
On June 22, 2017, it was announced that YouTube had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The series was created by director Rawson Marshall Thurber who was set to executive produce alongside Scott Stuber, Beau Bauman, Krysia Plonka and Tracey Baird. Ryan Hansen was expected to serve as a producer.[3] On July 27, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season expected to premiere in 2019.[4] On December 17, 2018, it was announced that season two would premiere on January 30, 2019.[5]
Alongside the series order announcement, it was confirmed that the series would star Ryan Hansen with guest stars including Joel McHale, Jon Cryer, and Kristen Bell, among others.[3]
Principal photography for season two began on July 26, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.[6]
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television has received mixed reviews from critics at launch. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the series has a weighted average score of 56 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[7] Mike Hale of The New York Times said in a mixed review, "Solves Crimes has potential, but its problem is hard-wired into its premise and its venue: You wish that someone more interesting to watch than Mr. Hansen were at the center of it. There’s no compelling reason to watch, but you might get a kick out of it."[8] Dan Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter commented that the show is "bloated and sloppy and amateurish in a way that occasionally rises to the level of 'gleeful,' but it's occasionally hilarious and delivers a much more scathing, granular and detailed satire of the television business and Hollywood fame than the facile yuks of Showtime's departed, overpraised Episodes."[9]
- ^ Schneider, Michael (April 10, 2019). "'Ryan Hansen,' 'Champaign ILL' Canceled as YouTube Prepares for New Originals Strategy (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 10, 2019.
- ^ de Moraes, Lisa (August 4, 2017). "'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes On Television' Pokes Fun At Dick Wolf Procedurals, Creator Says". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ a b Petski, Denise (June 22, 2017). "YouTube Red Greenlights Two New Comedy Series Toplined By Ryan Hansen & Rob Huebel". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Nakamura, Reid (July 27, 2018). "Ryan Hansen's YouTube Comedy Renewed for Season 2". TheWrap. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ Keene, Allison (December 17, 2018). "'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television' Returns with Season 2 Trailer". Collider. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "Thursday, July 26 Filming Locations for John Wick 3, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, & more! - On Location Vacations". On Location Vacations. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television: Season 1 - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Hale, Mike (October 24, 2017). "Review: On YouTube, 'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television'". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Fienberg, Daniel (October 25, 2017). "'Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 27, 2018.