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police procedural
noun
- a mystery novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work.
police procedural
noun
- a novel, film, or television drama that deals realistically with police work
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of police procedural1
Example Sentences
Her latest role is in the comedic police procedural “Good Cop/Bad Cop,†which starts streaming on Amazon Prime this month.
It’s a police procedural, a metaphorical family comedy, a workplace comedy, a soap opera, a melodrama, a low-budget action adventure.
The series is equal parts police procedural and biting feminist commentary.
“Interior Chinatown†follows the story of Willis Wu, an actor who is stuck playing background characters on a police procedural called “Black & White†while dreaming of bigger things — like getting to play “Kung Fu Guy†instead of “Generic Asian Man.â€
In the surreal “Interior Chinatown,†which Yang aptly describes as “‘The Twilight Zone’ meets ‘Law & Order,’†Yang stars as Willis Wu, a waiter at a seedy Chinese restaurant that doubles as the perpetual filming location for a police procedural called “Black & White.â€
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