Memphis Beat

Season 1

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Memphis Beat centers on Dwight Hendricks, a quirky Memphis police detective with an intimate connection to the city, a passion for blues music and a close relationship with his mother.

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10 Episodes

  • It's Alright Mama
    E1
    It's Alright MamaMemphis detective Dwight Hendricks, a Southern charmer with a passion for his city and blues music. In the series opener, Dwight investigates the abuse of an elderly female disc jockey, but his loose crime-fighting manner irritates his disciplined boss.
  • Baby, Let's Play House
    E2
    Baby, Let's Play HouseDwight and Whitehead search for a missing truck driver after his young son tells his classmates he was kidnapped Meanwhile, Dwight tries to come to terms with his mother dating a man he doesn’t trust. And Dwight’s ex-wife, Alex, keeps sending mixed signals.
  • Love Me Tender
    E3
    Love Me TenderThe entire squad searches for a missing teenage beauty pageant queen; Dwight tries to help Alex get her catering business off the ground.
  • Polk Salad Annie
    E4
    Polk Salad AnnieThe attempted murder of a BBQ king brings suspicion upon someone in his inner circle, requiring Sutton to go undercover as a ladies man to get the true story. And Lt. Rice has to show some tough love when her college-age son gets in trouble with the law.
  • One Night of Sin
    E5
    One Night of SinFollowing the death of the matriarch of a popular country & western family, the group’s manager falls – or jumps – from a balcony. But something doesn’t smell right, especially as bitter rivalries within the musical family come to light, and a schizophrenic fanatic begins showing suspicious behavior.
  • Run On
    E6
    Run OnAfter very popular local boxer is beaten up, suspicion falls on several people who stood to lose a lot from his impending retirement. Sutton goes on a quest to correct a missed opportunity from his past.
  • Suspicious Minds
    E7
    Suspicious MindsWhen a private plane is found abandoned in a riverside park, the squad hits the trail in search of a pair of the owners, a couple of elderly lottery winners who may have been kidnapped. Meanwhile, Greenback catches a close friend in a compromising position. And Lt. Rice catches the eye of a handsome Coast Guard officer.
  • I Shall Not Be Moved
    E8
    I Shall Not Be MovedDwight tries to resolve a hostage crisis by becoming a second hostage. He then proceeds to dig through his captor’s past to learn the truth about a decades-old cold case with connections that stretch from Memphis to Louisiana. Meanwhile, Lt. Rice’s ex-husband causes her problems.
  • Don't Be So Cruel
    E9
    Don't Be So CruelAn aid to a city councilman disappears on the day of his wedding to the councilman’s daughter. But a missing reporter, a cryptic phone message and a pair of cufflinks prove there’s more to the situation than a groom’s cold feet. Meanwhile, Dwight’s mother makes a big life decision that leaves Dwight a little uncertain about the future.
  • I Want to Be Free
    E10
    I Want to Be FreeA man with amnesia turns up with a bullet wound in the middle of a seedy section of Memphis, leading Dwight to believe he may be connected to a three-year-old unsolved case involving the beating death of a little girl. Lt. Rice, facing financial difficulties after her ex-husband steals a large sum of cash, contemplates a career change.

Cast of Season 1

  • Celia WestonPaula Ann Hendricks
  • Alfre WoodardLieutenant Tanya Rice
  • Jason LeeDetective Dwight Hendricks
  • Abraham BenrubiSgt. JC Lightfoot
  • Sam HenningsDetective Charles 'Whitehead' White
  • DJ QuallsPolice Officer Davey Sutton
  • Leonard Earl HowzeDetective Reginald Greenback
  • Grant HeslovProducer
  • Joshua HartoProducer
  • George ClooneyProducer

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