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Also known as | Reno 911! Defunded (season 8) |
Genre | Comedy |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 124 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Videotape; Single camera |
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Network | Comedy Central |
Release | July 23, 2003 July 8, 2009 | –
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Release | May 4, 2020 February 25, 2022 | –
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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]