Overview of the Show
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an American police comedy television
series created by Dan Goor
and Michael Schur.
The series revolves around Jake Peralta, a talented yet immature NYPD
detective in Brooklyn's
99th Precinct. Jake
often finds himself in conflict with the new serious and stern commanding
officer, Captain Raymond Holt. The other members of the team
include, Detective Amy Santiago, an over achiever;
Detective Rosa Diaz, tough and scary; Detective Charles Boyle,
Jake's best friend; Detective Sergeant Terry Jeffords, a
family man; and Gina Linetti, the lax precinct administrator.
The series is best known for their opening scenes of each
episode as they usually have no connection to the rest of the
episode but grabs the audiences attention with its abrupt
silliness and humor.
The series has received a large
number of positive reviews over the years. It has been praised
for talking about important and relevant social topics but
still keeping the humor. It has won two Creative Arts
Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best
Television Series – Musical or Comedy.
Several actors have won awards for their individual work on
the show as well.
After season five, the series moved from Fox to
NBC.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine premiered on
September 17, 2013. It is currently on seventh season,
which premiered on February 6, 2020. The series was renewed
for an eighth season in November 2019, before the seventh
season premiered. The full series,up to date, is currently available
on streaming sites such as Hulu.
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