
Scripted series · ABC
Stumptown
Saving the day. Her way.
Who's in it
Cast
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TV DNA
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Signature profile
Stumptown reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Dex Parios is a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, Oregon. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E01
Forget It Dex, It's Stumptown.
Dex Parios – a strong, assertive and sharp-witted army veteran with a complicated love life, gambling debt and a brother to take care of – works as a PI in Portland, Oregon. With only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own, finding herself at odds with the police and in the firing line of criminals.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by Jason Richman

S01E02
Missed Connections
Dex is hired by a wealthy man to search for a woman whom he recently met, but she quickly learns that the task is not as simple as it seems. Meanwhile, Dex and Grey’s history unfolds.
- Directed by James Griffiths
- Written by Jason Richman, Matt Olmstead

S01E06
Dex, Drugs and Rock & Roll
When Dex’s ex Fiona, a famous musician, comes into town for a performance, Dex must protect her from a stalker. Meanwhile, Grey continues to receive the cold shoulder from Dex, and Tookie and Lieutenant Cosgrove develop a new friendship.
- Directed by Marc Buckland
- Written by Jason Richman, William Jehu Garroutte

S01E13
The Dex Factor
Dex goes under cover as a potential buyer to help Hoffman and Grey with the next phase of their drug case; Dex becomes close to a fellow veteran support group member; Ansel struggles to maintain order at Bad Alibi and enlists Tookie's help.

S01E10
Reality Checks Don't Bounce
Dex is hired by a famous TV judge to help find his prodigal brother but soon finds that she is not the only one looking for him. Elsewhere, after a carjacking under his watch, Hoffman enlists Grey’s help in tracking down the carjackers. Back at home, Dex isn’t prepared for Ansel’s unexpected news.
- Directed by Alex Zakrzewski

S01E11
The Past and the Furious
With Sue Lynn’s help, Dex works to find a fellow veteran’s birth parents after he discovers that he’s adopted. Meanwhile, Ansel creates a birthday bucket list for turning twenty-one and enlists Grey’s help to complete each item. Elsewhere, Grey continues to work with Hoffman and goes undercover to infiltrate a car ring operation.
- Directed by Stacey K. Black
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E18
All Hands on Dex

S01E17
The Dex Files

S01E16
All Quiet on the Dextern Front

S01E15
At All Costs: The Conrad Costas Chronicles

S01E14
Til Dex Do Us Part

S01E13
The Dex Factor
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Jason Richman
Showrunner
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Matthew Southworth
Executive producer
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Justin Greenwood
Executive producer

Ruben Fleischer
Executive producer

James Griffiths
Executive producer

David Bernad
Executive producer

Greg Rucka
Executive producer

Zahir McGhee
Writer

Matt Olmstead
Writer
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Manuel Figueroa
Writer
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Nicholas Wootton
Writer
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Deirdre Shaw
Writer
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Mike Weiss
Writer
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Jordan Heimer
Writer
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Heidi Cole McAdams
Writer
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William Jehu Garroutte
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Jason RichmanExecutive Producer
- Matthew SouthworthExecutive Producer
- Justin GreenwoodExecutive Producer
- Ruben FleischerExecutive Producer
- James GriffithsExecutive Producer
- David BernadExecutive Producer
Writing
- Jason RichmanWriter
- Zahir McGheeWriter
- Matt OlmsteadWriter
- Manuel FigueroaWriter
- Nicholas WoottonWriter
- Deirdre ShawWriter
Direction
- Stacey K. BlackDirector
- David RodriguezDirector
- Alex ZakrzewskiDirector
- Jessica YuDirector
- Brooke KennedyDirector
- Marc BucklandDirector
Cinematography
- Clark MathisDirector of Photography
- G. Magni ÁgústssonDirector of Photography
Music
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
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