Lethal Weapon is a new TV series that premiered on Fox last September 21, 2016. It is an American action-comedy drama TV series that is based on a popular movie series with the same name that was created by Shane Black where Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starred in.
The series was picked up by Fox on the October 12, 2016 after seeing that the first four episodes had more than 6 million viewers in the U.S.; the first season of the series consisted of 18 episodes because of Fox's latest decision of adding 5 more hours extension, thus making the episode count to 18.
In the next episode of Lethal Weapon which is entitled 'Spilt Milk', Martin Riggs (played by Clayne Crawford) and Roger Murtaugh (played by Damon Wayans) will be learning more about each other's past. Murtaugh is going to hold an investigation and delve deeper into a former navy seal's psyche and motives, the navy seal is wanted for being involved in a criminal activity and this investigation will get both Murtaugh and Riggs discover more about each other because Riggs will be forced to open up after finding out that Riggs has a connection with the suspect and that this might interfere with the case.
"'Lethal Weapon' delivers an explosive and wildly entertaining core relationship between two cops, with dynamic performances by Damon Wayans and Clayne Crawford, surrounded by cinematic action, endearing humor and true heart,"
"Matt Miller, McG, Dan Lin and Jennifer Gwartz have done a tremendous job on this show, which has proven to be a self-starter and solid companion for Empire. We are thrilled to add these episodes to 'Lethal Weapon''s first season." Fox Entertainment president David Madden stated.
Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans will be taking over the roles of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover from the original film series.
Lethal Weapon Season 1: Episode 5 will be aired on Fox this coming October 19, 2016.
