The Shield
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Currently you are able to watch The Shield streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max
The Shield Streaming: How to Watch Anywhere
Currently, The Shield is available in United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand.
If The Shield is not available in your country or you're traveling, use NordVPN to access it anywhere.
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United States
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Netflix, Max | |
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United Kingdom
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Not Available | |
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Australia
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Netflix, Netflix with Ads, Prime Video, Disney+, Max | |
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Canada
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Netflix, Prime Video, Freevee (Via Prime Video), Disney+, Max | |
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New Zealand
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Netflix, Netflix with Ads, Disney+, Max |
Streaming availability last updated: 04:18:37 PM, 02/02/2026 PST
Cast
Michael Chiklis
Vic Mackey
Catherine Dent
Danielle 'Danny' Sofer
Paula Garcés
Tina Hanlon
Walton Goggins
Shane Vendrell
Michael Jace
Julien Lowe
Jay Karnes
Holland 'Dutch' Wagenbach
Benito Martinez
David Aceveda
David Marciano
Steve Billings
CCH Pounder
Claudette Wyms
Cathy Cahlin Ryan
Corrine Mackey
David Rees Snell
Ronnie Gardocki
Seasons
Specials
34 Episodes
2003
Season 1
13 Episodes
Vic Mackey is the leader of an elite Strike Team unit, a group of cops effective at eliminating crime while operating under Vic's set of rules that sometimes cross the line between legal and illegal. The precinct's new captain doesn't like Vic's tactics, and wants to bust him off the force.
2002
Season 2
13 Episodes
After a rocky start, Vic and Aceveda have formed an uneasy alliance that Claudette is determined to destroy. Vic's personal life is in shambles and a new nemesis on the street forces the Strike Team to risk everything in the pursuit of one last big score for their "retirement fund".
2003
Season 3
15 Episodes
After scoring big with the money train, the Strike Team plays it cool to avoid arousing suspicion. Tensions are stretched further when Vic finds himself at odds with his team, but hostilities are quickly forgotten when Aceveda reveals that the team is the target of an Armenian mob hit.
2004
Season 4
13 Episodes
The Strike Team has dissolved. Vic and Shane are assigned to regular detective duty, while Aceveda is leaving to begin his new job on the City Council. Although Vic often clashed with Aceveda, he quickly realizes that new captain Monica Rawling also has her own agenda.
2005
Season 5
11 Episodes
As the Strike Team battles racial tensions in the city, friction inside the Barn escalates with the arrival of Jon Kavanaugh, a dogged Internal Affairs lieutenant obsessed with taking down Vic.
2006
Season 6
10 Episodes
Vic and the Strike Team are distraught over Lem's death. After Vic learns from Claudette that the Chief plans to force him into early retirement, he vows to wreak bloody vengeance on Lem's killer before losing his badge, while Shane, overcome by guilt, becomes reckless and suicidal.
2007
Season 7
13 Episodes
Pressured to take down Pezuela, Vic's skeletons finally come tumbling out of the closet as he faces threats from all directions—primarily from damaged protégé Shane.
2008
