Gang Related (2014)
Every villain has a noble cause, and every hero has a dark side. Detective Ryan Lopez is a rising star in Los Angeles' elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn't know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers – a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos. When Ryan's best friend and police partner is senselessly killed by a notorious gang member, Ryan teams up with longtime Task Force member Cassius Green who has been at the forefront of the city's war on organized crime. In this war between law enforcement and gangs, the series explores how only people who really know the streets can win the battle on the streets.
Seasons & Episode
Ryan teams up with a street-savvy veteran cop after his partner is killed by a well-known hoodlum.
Ryan must track down rival gang members who shot Carlos, in order both to avoid a gang war and to cover up his own involvement in the shooting. Meanwhile, Ryan gets closer to Jessica, who is investigating another shooting, and finds himself genuinely falling for her.
Ryan and the Gang Task Force bring a Colombian snitch to Federal Court to testify, but are ambushed en route. Ryan is torn between his Task Force duties and giving up the snitch's location to help Javier and the Acosta family go legit.
Carlos taints another gang's meth shipment in order to drive business toward Los Angelicos' fishscale supply. But his plan backfires and causes a world of trouble for his family and for the GTF.
Daniel puts himself at risk in an attempt to make up for money he unintentionally mismanaged, while Carlos grows increasingly mistrustful of Javier's plan to "legitimize" Los Angelicos.
With Daniel held hostage and the clock ticking, Ryan engages in a dangerous heist to steal back the confiscated fishscale.
Trouble for the Task Force stems from a change in California's "Three Strikes" law. Meanwhile, Silvia's visit to Ryan is observed by Jessica; and Carlos reaches the point of no return in his plan to seize power from Javier as the leader of Los Angelicos.
Tio Gordo kills a Meta rival in retaliation after an explosion rocks a Los Angelicos festival, and the gang's leader demands "an eye for eye" from Javier to even the score. Meanwhile, Jessica shares information with Carter about the woman she saw at Ryan's home.
Ryan arrests Javier and, in doing so, proves his loyalty to the GTF. Across town, Daniel realizes he's lost all credibility in the banking industry and begins to embrace his true identity as the heir apparent to Los Angelicos.
We learn there was more to Javier’s arrest than meets the eye, and Jessica makes a startling discovery about Ryan.