The Chicano Squad

The Chicano Squad

90 days to solve hundreds of open cases.

TV-142024•9.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(3)

Chronicles the groundbreaking team of bilingual patrol officers plucked from their beats and suddenly promoted to Detectives to form the first all-Latin homicide unit dedicated to tackling Houston's soaring rate of Latin homicide cases in 1979.

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Production

Jupiter Entertainment, Bender Brown Productions

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 2, 2024

Last Aired

September 3, 2024

Networks

A&E

Trailers & Videos

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

The Chicano Squad (1)

E1

The Chicano Squad (1)

Air date: 2024-09-02

In 1979, Houston's Latin community was plagued by police violence and a rising murder rate. It was in this climate that six officers were selected to form an all-Latin homicide unit. Their mission: solve all open Latin murder cases in just 90 days.

E2

Part 2

Air date: 2024-09-03

After a 90-day trial by fire, The Chicano Squad is here to stay. But their progress is now under threat with the arrival of Colombian drug cartels, who have unleashed a wave of violence that has earned Houston the title "Murder Capital of the US."

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