Southland Season 3

Southland Season 3 has built a devoted audience on and among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. 217 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Ben McKenzie leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Southland Season 3 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Southland Season 3 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Season 3 of Southland includes 10 episodes. It aired from January 2011 to March 2011. This season stars Ben McKenzie, Michael Cudlitz and Regina King. Ben McKenzie and Michael Cudlitz lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2011. What elevates Southland Season 3 is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in Southland Season 3. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Ben McKenzie is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

🎬 Southland Season 3 — Episode Guide

Let It Snow

2011-01-04

Lydia endures a stressful adjustment period with her new partner, Detective Josie Ochoa, as they investigate the disappearance of an illegal immigrant. Meanwhile, Russell must learn to adapt to a new desk job, Sammy and Nate look for the killer of two gangbangers, Ben catches the eye of an attractiv...

Punching Water

2011-01-11

Lydia and Josie are assigned to assist Sammy and Nate with a series of gang murders. John discovers he can't stand the "new and improved" Dewey, fresh from rehab, when he's forced to ride with him in order to evaluate whether Dewey is competent to return to duty. Ben must then ride with Chickie, who...

Discretion

2011-01-18

Ben has a confrontation with his mother’s rapist after the man is released from prison and is devastated when his mom reveals some information she's been keeping secret for years. Meanwhile, Lydia and Josie continue to bump heads, and Sammy deals with his wife’s betrayal.

Code 4

2011-01-25

Ben learns the hard way, some valuable lessons about the importance of following established procedure and protocol, Lydia's current murder investigation takes an unexpected turn, and Nate and Sammy are unprepared when a group of people they encounter turns into a violent mob.

The Winds

2011-02-01

When a rape victim hires a lawyer and refuses to talk with the two detectives unless her lawyer is present, Lydia and Josie want to know why. Meanwhile, John strikes up an unlikely friendship with a boy who returned home after a sleepover, only to discover his parents had packed up and moved during ...

Cop or Not

2011-02-08

While working a celebrity murder, Lydia discovers the pros and cons of being in the spotlight. Meanwhile, six weeks after Nate's murder, Sammy finally returns to street patrol. Elsewhere, John voices his anger over the department's waste of money, man-power, and hours spent guarding the home of a ce...

Sideways

2011-02-15

When crime scene photos from the case of the celebrity suspected of murdering his estranged wife show up on the internet, all of the first responders are suspended, including Lydia and Josie. Further investigation proves the photos were the unauthorized pictures taken by Lydia using her phone, and s...

Fixing a Hole

2011-02-22

Sammy seeks answers in the desert, Lydia and Josie babysit an important alcoholic witness before a murder trial, and John and Ben go against procedure to help a child in need.

Failure Drill

2011-03-01

As John's back pain worsens, so does his drug problem, and Ben, about to finish his training period, is gravely concerned about him. Meanwhile, when a man wielding an automatic weapon goes on a killing spree inside a factory, Josie gets injured and Lydia must go after him alone. Elsewhere, Sammy dec...

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Graduation Day

2011-03-08

On Ben's final day as a rookie, he decides to force John to get the surgery he needs to relieve his back pain which, in turn, will end his need for painkillers. Meanwhile, Josie discovers that her son is the man Lydia has been seeing. Elsewhere, Sammy decides to go back to regular patrol.

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