Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017)
In this series, the LAPD thinks it's a good idea to form a task force partnering actors with homicide detectives. A super meta half hour comedy, the show within a show within a show is as much about Hollywood as it is an action-comedy procedural. Starring Ryan Hansen and Samira Wiley as his strait-laced partner Detective Jessica Mathers, the series features a who's who of stars playing bizarro versions of themselves including Joel McHale, Donald Faison, Eric Christian Olsen, Jon Cryer and Kristen Bell.
Seasons & Episode
Ryan gets his second season, but when his first season partner is shot at the premiere of Ryan's new blockbuster film about Alexander Hamilton, he must team up with a new even tougher cop to solve even more crimes including this one.
Ryan and his new no-nonsense cop partner, Vince Vincente, investigate the murder of a YouTube Premium web show sound mixer. The suspects include Ryan's old Party Down (2009) costar, Ken Marino, and actor Stephen Merchant.
Ryan and Vince investigate the murder of a celebrated young social media influencer.
Ryan and Vince investigate a murder at a cross-fit gym. Priya gets bumped up to recurring.
Ryan and Vince investigate a man apparently poisoned by his tattoos, and Ryan's "diversity rider" causes some casting changes.
Ryan is forced to team up with his bitter rival, comedian Rob Corddry, to try and solve the murder of a DVD screeners bootlegger. Corddry introduces him to the secret club of actors famous for playing cops on TV.
Ryan and Vince go to prison undercover as new inmates to solve the murder of one of Ryan's inmate fans and find out who shot his old partner, Mathers.
Ryan and Vince go through a list of celeb cameos from season 1 to figure out which one of them may have had a reason to shoot Mathers and try to kill Hansen.