*We caught up with the stars of Prime Video’s gripping new half-hour police drama series “On Call” from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, coming to the streamer this week.
Co-created by Tim Walsh and Elliot Wolf, the series is Wolf Entertainment’s first scripted streaming series and will premiere on January 9, with all eight episodes. “On Call is an adrenalized and visceral police drama that follows a rookie and veteran officer duo as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California. Incorporating a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community,” the synopsis states.
“The series stars Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) as Officer “Traci Harmon,” a seasoned twelve-year veteran and training officer with a strong moral compass that has defined her approach to policing, even if that puts her at odds with new law enforcement policies,” the series description continues. “Brandon Larracuente (The Good Doctor) stars as “Alex Diaz,” an ambitious rookie who grapples with holding onto his optimistic outlook as he realizes the challenges he’ll face in today’s climate.”
“I think the thing that drew me into Tracy was … we got to work with different members of the Long Beach community and Long Beach PD,” Bellisario told EUR’s Ny MaGee.
“There was this wonderful woman that I think Tracy was based on. Her name was Sandy Joe. She told me, as a woman…when you arrive on the scene, you got to lead with your strength. So, if your strength is your intelligence lead with that, if your strength is your empathy lead with that,” she explained.
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“The thing that I loved about Tracy, it was written into each script that when she arrives on a scene, she goes to the people first. It’s to make sure that each person is OK, to make sure that she understands what’s going on and the dynamics in play, and how she can service the community. I loved that I could get behind that,” Bellisario said.
Meanwhile, Larracuente said his character Alex “had a very different idea of what the job entailed when he first signed on.”
“The writers did an incredible job at building layers of the character and adding scenarios that by episode eight, this person is no longer the person he once was,” Larracuente explained. “It’s kind of forced him to grow up. He’s seen the world and the community that he’s known his entire life through a different lens. I think that that starts to chip away at the soul of Alex.”
Dick Wolf (Law & Order), Eriq LaSalle (ER, Logan), and Peter Jankowski are executive producers on the show that also stars La Salle as “Sergeant Lasman,” Lori Loughlin as “Lieutenant Bishop,” and Rich Ting as “Sergeant Koyama”.
Tune in to this exciting new series when it debuts Thursday, January 9 on Prime Video. In the meantime, watch our conversation with Troian and Brandon via the clip below.
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