Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

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.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 0h 30m

Release: 2017

Rating: 6.6

Season 1 - Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017-10-25
"Ryan and Mathers meet cute and totally solve their first murder together. Hijinks never ensue. Also: Jon Cryer, folks."
2017-10-25
"Ryan fully stresses about his upcoming Hamilton audition as he and Mathers must go undercover at an actor\u2019s showcase to solve a perplexing double-homicide. It\u2019s a pretty legit episode."
2017-10-25
"When the show\u2019s ratings take a dip, Ryan must solve the biggest crime of all: his being recast by Joel McHale."
2017-10-25
"Ryan and Mathers investigate a drug deal gone wrong, but don\u2019t get too far in Los Angeles traffic. While the case slows down, their friendship is on the fast track to carpool karaoke."
2017-10-25
"When a famous food blogger is poisoned, it\u2019s up to Ryan and Mathers to figure out who served his last meal."
2017-10-25
"Ryan channels his inner Michael Douglas when six people are killed in an escape room and a Hollywood director becomes the prime suspect. It's just like Basic Instinct. Without the sex. Or Sharon Stone. Or anything remotely related to Basic Instinct."
2017-10-25
"Seven public domain princesses are murdered, and Ryan and Mathers need to solve the case before the killer strikes again. Kristen Bell guest stars in an unlikely role."
2017-10-25
"A serial killer targets Ryan and everyone he knows. It\u2019s the second half of a two-part season (hopefully not series) finale - you\u2019re welcome. Btw, there\u2019s no such thing as a three-part episode."
Season 2 - Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2019-01-30
"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."
2019-01-30
"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."
2019-01-30
"Ryan and Vince investigate the murder of a celebrated young social media influencer."
2019-01-30
"Ryan and Vince investigate a murder at a cross-fit gym. Priya gets bumped up to recurring."
2019-01-30
"Ryan and Vince investigate a man apparently poisoned by his tattoos, and Ryan's \"diversity rider\" causes some casting changes."
2019-01-30
"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."
2019-01-30
"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."
2019-01-30
"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."