Training Day (TV series)

Training Day is an American crime-thriller television series that aired on CBS from February 2 to May 20, 2017, for a total of 13 episode and single season. The series serves as a follow up to the 2001 film of the same name.

On May 17, 2017, the series formally cancelled after one season marking Bill Paxton's final television role nearly three months after his death on Feburary 25, 2017.

Premise
Fifteen years after the events of the film, the series follows Officer Kyle Craig (Justin Cornwell) as he infiltrates the LAPD's Special Investigation Section (SIS) by becoming a partner with the morally ambiguous Detective Frank Roarke (Bill Paxton), whose off-the-books record has attracted the attention of the LAPD.

Cast

 * Bill Paxton as Frank Rourke
 * Justin Cornwell as Kyle Craig
 * Julie Benz as Holly Butler
 * Katrina Law as Rebecca Lee
 * Christina Vidal as Valeria Chavez
 * Drew Van Acker as Tommy Campbell
 * Lex Scott Davis as Alyse Arrendondo
 * Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Joy Lockhart

Development
On August 7, 2015, it was announced that Antoine Fuqua had decided to develop a television series based on a movie, and had teamed with Jerry Bruckheimer to develop the concept. Warner Bros. Television was shopping the show to the American broadcast networks. Will Beall would write the series, while Fuqua would serve as executive producer, and would direct the potential pilot.[23] CBS ordered a pilot on August 14, 2015. In addition to Fuqua, Bruckheimer, Beall, and Jonathan Littman will serve as executive producers for the series, which is set 15 years after the original film.

On February 19, 2016, it was announced that Danny Cannon would direct the pilot instead of Fuqua. On February 26, 2016, it was announced that Bill Paxton had joined the production as Frank Rourke, an older, veteran police officer similar to Denzel Washington's character Alonzo Harris in the original movie. Several additional cast members were announced in March 2016. Katrina Law plays Detective Rebecca Lee, an officer with the LAPD’s Special Investigation Section (S.I.S.), a unit that goes after the worst of the worst. Drew Van Acker is Tommy Campbell, another S.I.S. officer who is a former pro surfer. Lex Scott Davis is Alyse Arrendondo, a history teacher who is Kyle Craig's wife. Julie Benz is Holly Butler, a Hollywood madam who has a tacit understanding with Frank. Finally, Justin Cornwell was cast as Kyle Craig, Frank's young partner and an analog of Ethan Hawke's character Jake Hoyt in the original movie.

Cancellation
On February 25, 2017, lead actor Bill Paxton died due to complications from heart surgery. A day later, CBS stated that all 13 commissioned episodes had already been filmed before his death, as shooting already wrapped up in December 2016. TMZ reports that there will not be a recasting of another actor to play Frank, if there is a second season, but the series was cancelled on May 17, 2017, after the drama series was shut down.