# The Glades (TV series)
**The Glades** is an American crime drama television series created by Clifton Campbell that aired on A&E from July 11, 2010, to August 26, 2013, running four seasons and 49 episodes.[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/) Set in the fictional town of Palm Glade, Florida, outside the [Everglades](https://www.edgepedia.org/everglades), it follows Jim Longworth (Matt Passmore), a Chicago homicide detective who, wrongfully accused of an affair with his former captain's wife, takes a settlement and joins the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) Kiele Sanchez and [Carlos Gómez](https://www.edgepedia.org/carlos-gomez) starred alongside Passmore.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/)
The premiere broke A&E ratings records with 3.6 million viewers, and the first season averaged just under 4 million.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) It was the network's first original scripted series to last beyond one season,[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) yet A&E canceled it days after the fourth-season finale, which ended with Longworth shot by an unknown assailant an hour before his wedding.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Created by | Clifton Campbell (White Collar, Profiler, 21 Jump Street); Gary Randall (Saving Grace) also executive produced for Grand Productions[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) |
| Original title | Sugarloaf, renamed The Glades before premiere[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) |
| Run | July 11, 2010 to August 26, 2013 on A&E; 4 seasons, 49 episodes; finale "Tin Cup"[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/) |
| Starring | Matt Passmore (Jim Longworth, all 49 episodes), Kiele Sanchez (Callie), Carlos Gómez; Jordan Wall (Daniel Green, 47 episodes), Michelle Hurd (Colleen Manus, 43 episodes)[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722) |
| Premiere | 3.6 million viewers, an A&E ratings record (July 11, 2010)[4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) |
| Season averages | Just under 4 million (season 1); 2.6 million (season 4)[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) |
| Finale | 3.4 million total viewers, 1.1 million in the 18-49 demographic[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) |
| Status | Canceled by A&E days after the 2013 finale on an unresolved cliffhanger[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/); Hulu and Disney+ listings describe the series and its four-season run[7](https://www.hulu.com/series/the-glades-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) |
## Premise and format
**The setup.** Jim Longworth is a Chicago cop kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having an affair with the captain's wife, an accusation he denied.[9](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-glades/details/) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) With his payout he relocates to Palm Glade, a fictional town outside the Florida Everglades, and joins the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.[9](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-glades/details/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/)
Disney+'s description pitches the setting as a place where "the sunshine and golf are plentiful and crime is seemingly at a minimum"; Netflix's synopsis adds that the town's unusually high murder rate thwarts his plans for relaxing on the golf course.[8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722) A&E announced the show as a character-driven police procedural, and it carried the title [Sugarloaf](https://www.edgepedia.org/sugarloaf) until the network renamed it The Glades for the premiere.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/)
## Cast and characters
Matt Passmore played Jim Longworth in all 49 episodes.[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/) [Kiele Sanchez](https://www.edgepedia.org/kiele-sanchez) played Callie, a medical student with a husband in prison, whom the series treats as Longworth's unattainable love interest.[4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) Carlos Gómez was billed among the leads from the start: A&E's launch announcement named him with Passmore and Sanchez, and Netflix lists the three as the starring cast.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722) Jordan Wall played Daniel Green in 47 episodes and [Michelle Hurd](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-hurd) played Colleen Manus in 43.[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/)
## Production and creator
Clifton Campbell created The Glades and executive produced it through Innuendo Productions; his earlier credits include [White Collar](https://www.edgepedia.org/white-collar-tv-series), Profiler, and 21 Jump Street, and he had served as co-executive producer on White Collar.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) Gary Randall, whose credits include Saving Grace, executive produced for Grand Productions.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) The series was produced by Fox Television Studios for A&E, with Innuendo Productions, Grand Productions, and Fox Television Studios listed as its production companies.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) • [9](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-glades/details/)
## Broadcast and streaming
A&E announced the series in April 2010 with a premiere scheduled for Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET/PT; it in fact debuted on July 11, 2010.[2](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) The series spent three seasons on A&E's Sunday night lineup before moving to Monday nights at 9 p.m. for season four, which premiered on May 27, 2013 and ran 13 episodes.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [10](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/33091-the-glades) The 49th and final episode, "Tin Cup," aired on August 26, 2013.[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/)
The cited platform pages describe the series as having four seasons and 49 episodes, identify Campbell as creator, and name Passmore, Sanchez, and Gómez as stars.[7](https://www.hulu.com/series/the-glades-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722)
## Ratings and reception
The July 11, 2010 premiere broke A&E ratings records with 3.6 million viewers.[4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) Season one averaged just under 4 million viewers.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) Moved to Mondays for its fourth season, the show averaged 2.6 million viewers according to [The Hollywood Reporter](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-hollywood-reporter), which first reported the cancellation; Variety put the Monday average at a little over 2.5 million.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) • [3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) The finale drew a season-high 3.4 million total viewers, including 1.1 million in the 18-49 demographic.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) • [3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/)
The Glades was a milestone for its network: it was A&E's first original scripted series to make it to a second season, and the first A&E scripted series to last more than one season.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) • [11](https://ew.com/article/2013/08/30/the-glades-cancelled/) Its Monday companion Longmire, then in its second year, fared better in the ratings.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/)
[Entertainment Weekly](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment-weekly)'s season-one review placed the show in the cable-cop formula of [The Closer](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-closer), Rizzoli & Isles, and White Collar, a formula the reviewer found wearing a bit thin, but praised Matt Passmore as "almost pathologically appealing" and judged the mysteries more engaging than expected.[4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) In 2013 the same magazine described the series as a "low-buzz yet sturdy" Florida-set crime drama.[11](https://ew.com/article/2013/08/30/the-glades-cancelled/)
## By the numbers
The series' quantitative profile: 4 seasons and 49 episodes between July 2010 and August 2013, with 13 episodes in the final season; a TV-14 content rating; a record 3.6-million-viewer premiere; a season-one average just under 4 million viewers declining to 2.6 million in season four; a 3.4-million-viewer season-high finale; and a total of 4 wins and 4 nominations in awards.[1](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/) • [9](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-glades/details/) • [10](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/33091-the-glades) • [4](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/) • [3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) • [5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/)
## Cancellation and aftermath
A&E canceled The Glades days after the August 26, 2013 finale.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) • [3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/) The network declined to comment on the decision, and no official reason was given; trade coverage documented only the ratings context, including Longmire's stronger Monday performance.[3](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/)
The finale, "Tin Cup," ended with Longworth shot by a mystery assailant an hour before his wedding to Callie.[5](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/) Disney+'s episode description has Jim "in a mad scramble to tie up loose ends for Callie and his future."[8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) No revival, movie, or follow-up is documented; the cited platform pages describe the series' seasons, creator, and cast.[7](https://www.hulu.com/series/the-glades-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [8](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4) • [6](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722)
## References
1. [The Glades (TV Series 2010–2013), IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt1552112/public/)
2. [A&E Presents New Scripted Drama Series 'The Glades' Starring Matt Passmore, Kiele Sanchez and Carlos Gomez, The Futon Critic (April 21, 2010)](http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/04/21/a-and-e-presents-new-scripted-drama-series-the-glades-starring-matt-passmore-kiele-sanchez-and-carlos-gomez/20100421aande01/)
3. ['The Glades' Cancelled by A&E, Variety (2013)](https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/the-glades-cancelled-by-ae-1200593316/)
4. [The Glades (2010 review), Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/article/2010/08/04/glades/)
5. [A&E Cancels The Glades After Four Seasons, TV Guide (citing The Hollywood Reporter)](https://www.tvguide.com/news/glades-canceled-ae-1069764/)
6. [Watch The Glades, Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/title/70181722)
7. [Watch The Glades Streaming Online, Hulu](https://www.hulu.com/series/the-glades-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4)
8. [The Glades | Watch Full Episodes, Disney+](https://www.disneyplus.com/browse/entity-3430ba30-20cd-4c14-88be-44d7a0a9b8e4)
9. [The Glades details, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/the-glades/details/)
10. [The Glades (TV Series 2010-2013), The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/33091-the-glades)
11. ['The Glades' ditched by A&E, Entertainment Weekly (2013)](https://ew.com/article/2013/08/30/the-glades-cancelled/)
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