Reno 911!

For the 2007 film, see Reno 911!: Miami.

Reno 911!
Also known asReno 911! Defunded (season 8)
GenreComedy
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerCraig Wedren
Composers
  • Stephen Phillips
  • Tim P.
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes124 (list of episodes)
Production
Camera setupVideotape; Single camera
Running time
  • 21–23 minutes (seasons 1–6, 8)
  • 7 minutes (season 7)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseJuly 23, 2003 (2003-07-23) –
July 8, 2009 (2009-07-08)
Network
ReleaseMay 4, 2020 (2020-05-04) –
February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
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Reno 911! is an American comedy television series created by Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon and Kerri Kenney-Silver for Comedy Central. It is a mockumentary-style parody of law enforcement documentary shows, specifically Cops, with comic actors playing the police officers. Lennon, Garant and Kenney-Silver all starred in and are billed as creators of the series.

The series initially aired from 2003 to 2009 on Comedy Central. A revival premiered on May 4, 2020, on streaming platform Quibi, which was renewed for an additional season (the show's eighth) on September 3, 2020.[1][2] Quibi later announced in October 2020 that it would be shutting down[3] while the eighth season was in production.[4] According to star Niecy Nash, the eighth season would debut on another platform, which was later revealed to be The Roku Channel.[5][6] The eighth season, entitled Defunded, premiered on February 25, 2022, on The Roku Channel.[7]

  1. ^ Otterson, Joe (December 6, 2019). "'Reno 911!' Revival Set at Quibi".
  2. ^ Pedersen, Erik (September 3, 2020). "'Reno 911!' Renewed For Season 2 By Quibi – Watch The Promo".
  3. ^ "Quibi Will Shut Down Its App on December 1, Company Says". October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ @michaelianblack (October 21, 2020). "On the set of Quibi's new season of..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Niecy Nash Addresses Future of 'Reno 911' as Quibi Goes Under (Exclusive)". PopCulture.com. December 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Roku Acquires Global Rights to 75-Plus Quibi Shows, Will Stream Them for Free". January 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Campione, Katie (February 9, 2022). "'Reno 911! Defunded' Premiere Date Revealed by Roku". TheWrap.