Reno 911!

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Television series
German title Reno 911!
Original title Reno 911!
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2003 to 2009
length 22 minutes
Episodes 89 in 6 seasons
genre Comedy
idea Robert Ben Garant
Thomas Lennon
Kerri Kenney-Silver
First broadcast July 23, 2003 (USA) on Comedy Central
German-language
first broadcast		 May 11, 2004 on kabel eins
occupation

Reno 911! is an American comedy series that was broadcast on Comedy Central from 2003 to 2009 .

content

Reno 911! parodies the series COPS . It shows the exaggerated everyday life as a police officer in Reno , Nevada . The series gives the appearance that it would be a reality show by accompanying the everyday life of police officers. But all scenes are staged, not even the Washoe County Sheriff's Department really exists. The Reno Sheriff's Department group consists of seven police officers who mainly deal with racism , drug offenses and the crazy people who live in Reno.

background

In 2001 Reno became 911! Developed for the American broadcaster FOX , but it was never to be produced. Comedy Central was interested in the series a little later and bought the rights, so the series could go on air in the US in 2003 .

The enormous success of the first season in the USA drew the attention of German broadcaster kabel eins . This broadcast the first season between May and July 2004, but with relatively low ratings , which was not least due to the late broadcast slot. In the USA ran from April 1, 2009 to July 8, 2009, the sixth and final season. On August 13, 2009, Thomas Lennon announced the end of the series on Twitter.

Comedy Central has owned the rights to the series in Germany since January 2007 and showed seasons 1 to 3 on German television until July 2007. There is also a German adaptation that copies the style of the series. It ran with the title Everything in order - With the madness on patrol .

Reno 911 !: Miami

On February 23, 2007, the first feature film in the series, Reno 911 !: Miami , was released in the USA . The film is about the Reno police officers having to go to Miami for a police convention. In the spring break, of all places , when the schoolchildren and students want to have fun . The film made it to number 4 in the US box office on the opening weekend and grossed a total of US $ 21.8 million on a budget of US $ 10 million.

The film was released on DVD in Germany on December 17, 2007 .

See also

Everything in order - with the madness on patrol

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