Boomtown Wannabe (Season 2, Episode 3)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Boomtown

Wannabe (Season 2, Episode 3)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 41 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a fixed jewelry robbery and arrest, it becomes clear that the LAPD have a group of bogus cops on their turf authentic enough to fool other officers. Joel and Fearless investigate when Teresa discovers a body at the police academy.

Director

Jon Avnet

Writers

Graham Yost (created by) | Fred Golan (written by)

Producer

Stephen Sassen

Composers

Bennett Salvay | W.G. Snuffy Walden

Cinematographer

John Newby (as John C. Newby)

Editor

Sabrina Plisco

Casting Directors

Meg Liberman (as Liberman/Patton) | Sandi Logan | Cami Patton (as Liberman/Patton)

Production Designer

Richard Toyon

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 27, 2003

Release date

Dec 27, 2003 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 7 wins & 7 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Donnie Wahlberg Detective Joel Stevens Detective Joel Stevens See fewer	Saw II (2005)
Neal McDonough David McNorris (credit only) David McNorris (credit only) See fewer	Minority Report (2002)
Mykelti Williamson Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith Detective Bobby 'Fearless' Smith See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Gary Basaraba Officer Ray Hechler Officer Ray Hechler See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Lana Parrilla Teresa Ortiz Teresa Ortiz See fewer	Once Upon a Time (2011)
Jason Gedrick Officer Tom Turcotte Officer Tom Turcotte See fewer	Luck (2011)
Vanessa Williams Detective Katherine Pierce Detective Katherine Pierce See fewer	Ugly Betty (2006)
Richard Tyson Frank Needham Frank Needham See fewer	Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Dorian Harewood Captain Ronald Hicks Captain Ronald Hicks See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Lombardo Boyar Eddie Eddie See fewer	Happy Feet (2006)
Daniel Zacapa Carlos Ramirez Carlos Ramirez See fewer	Seven (1995)
Beau Billingslea Police Academy Commandant Police Academy Commandant See fewer	Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Ken Davitian Jewelry Store Owner Jewelry Store Owner See fewer	Borat (2006)
Doug Hutchison Wally Pollard Wally Pollard See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Anthony Montgomery Recruit Dwight Baker Recruit Dwight Baker See fewer	Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Annie O'Donnell Denise Pollard Denise Pollard See fewer	Black Sheep (1996)
Bobby Hall Bartender Bartender See fewer	JAG (1995)
J. Marvin Campbell Tall cop Tall cop See fewer	Ray Donovan (2013)
Mark Totty Chip Pollard Chip Pollard See fewer	All My Children (1970)
Sean Foley Driver Driver See fewer	Dark Reel (2008)
Josh Myler Courier Courier See fewer	Boomtown (2002)
Dakota Floeter Young Wally Pollard Young Wally Pollard See fewer	The Nightmare Room (2001)
Ray Buffer Father Father See fewer	A Screenshot to Santa
Justin Connor Coroner Investigator (uncredited) Coroner Investigator (uncredited) See fewer	The Golden Age (2017)