Rueben's Ramblings

On May 22, the new FOX drama Gang Related will debut at 9 PM.

Detective Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez from Battle Los Angeles and The Wire) is a rising star in Los Angeles’ elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn’t know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers: a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos. When Ryan’s best friend and police partner is senselessly killed by a notorious gang member, Ryan teams up with longtime Task Force member Cassius Green (RZA from G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Californication), who has been at the forefront of the city’s war on organized crime.

Despite his profession, Ryan is still beholden to the gang’s leader, Javier Acosta (Cliff Curtis from Live Free or Die Hard and Training Day), the father figure Ryan has tried to make proud his entire life and the man who masterminded his entry into the police force. It’s a secret that has been held for a decade by Ryan, Javier and Javier’s sons: cold-blooded gang lieutenant Carlos Arlos (Rey Gallegos from Sons of Anarchy and 24), and Ryan’s childhood best friend, straight-laced investment banker Daniel (Jay Hernandez from Last Resort).

But Ryan is starting to realize that he is even more dedicated to being a cop than he is to Los Angelicos. He is respected by his team, including Tae Kim (Sung Kang from Fast Five), Veronica “Vee” Dotsen (Inbar Lavi from Underemployed) and Task Force leader Sam Chapel (Terry O’Quinn from Alias and Lost), Ryan’s other surrogate father figure, whose estranged daughter, Jessica (Shantel VanSanten from One Tree Hill), is the city’s Assistant District Attorney.

Here is a trailer for Gang Related.