The Closer is an American

Television in the United States

Television is one of the major mass media of the United States. Ninety-nine percent of American households have at least one television and the majority of households have more than one...

 crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Minturn Sedgwick is an American actress.Sedgwick is best known for her starring role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson on the TNT crime drama The Closer. Sedgwick's role in the series won her a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and an Emmy Award in 2010...

 as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

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 police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods. Deputy Chief Johnson arrived in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 to lead the Priority Murder Squad, later renamed Priority Homicide Division and currently called Major Crimes Division, a team that originally (seasons 1–4) dealt with high profile murder cases.