"The Shield" is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis (Vic Mackey) that premiered on March 12, 2002, on FX in the United States, and concluded on November 25, 2008, after seven seasons. Known for its portrayal of corrupt police officers, it was originally advertised as Rampart in reference to the true-life Rampart Division police scandal, on which the show's Strike Team was loosely based.

"The Shield" follows the activities of an experimental division of the Los Angeles Police Department set up in the fictional Farmington district ("the Farm") of Los Angeles, a district rife with gang-related violence, drug trafficking, and prostitution. The centerpiece of the division is the 'Strike Team', led by Detective Vic Mackey and his friends Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins), Curtis "Lem" Lemansky (Kenny Johnson), and Ronnie Gardocki (David Rees Snell). They are to use force as necessary to deal with the more violent and dangerous crimes in the area, and they try to abide by the law to the best of their abilities.

Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach (Jay Karnes) is not one of the 'Strike Team'. He is a persistent and successful police detective, but is regarded as a pompous and socially inept nerd. He is often the butt of jokes, particularly from Mackey. Along with his partner, Claudette Wyms, Dutch is the moral center of the show as a clean cop who does not engage in illegal police activities.

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