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CBS Orders “Strike Force” Crime Drama for 2027-28

8/13/2026

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Summary

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CBS opened a development room for the crime drama “Strike Force” for the 2027-28 season.
Jesse Lee Soffer will star as a veteran DEA agent who returns to Kansas City to lead a multi-agency strike force.
Matt Olmstead will write and executive-produce the series.
Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed will also executive-produce the series through Jerry Bruckheimer Television, with CBS Studios handling production.

History

Historical Context

Since the 1980s police embraced broken-windows policing and the 1990 1033 program began sending $7.4 billion of military gear to local agencies, the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act—signed by President Bill Clinton—authorized the Attorney General to sue departments and funded 1,000 new DEA-local joint units. The 2027-28 series “Strike Force” dramatizes that multi-agency model in Kansas City.

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Story summary

CBS opened a development room for the crime drama “Strike Force” for the 2027-28 season.
Jesse Lee Soffer will star as a veteran DEA agent who returns to Kansas City to lead a multi-agency strike force.
Matt Olmstead will write and executive-produce the series.
Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed will also executive-produce the series through Jerry Bruckheimer Television, with CBS Studios handling production.

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