10 Facts About The Shield

The Shield follows the activities of an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department set up in the fictional Farmington district of Los Angeles, a district rife with gang-related violence, drug trafficking, and prostitution.

The Shield began his television career as a writer for the crime drama Nash Bridges.

The Shield had considered what a cop drama would be like on a premium cable network like HBO and Showtime, taking into account the edge that shows like Homicide: Life on the Street and NYPD Blue had brought to the genre.

The Shield recently became a father, and wrote into the script his concerns about raising a child in a crime-ridden world.

The Shield used this ending idea in the pilot for The Shield, not expecting to have to worry about any consequences as he was not sure the script would be picked up.

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Ryan later commented in 2017 that if he had known how long The Shield would have run for, he would have had a few more episodes to help establish Crowley's character before having Mackey kill him off.

Fox was assured by Training Days reception from audiences that The Shield was allowed to continue, with the pilot first broadcast in March 2002.

The Shield became an executive producer for the second season.

The Shield was a regular director for the series until his death during production of the sixth season.

The Shield left the show to develop the Showtime serial killer drama Dexter.