‘Rizzoli & Isles’ Turns 10: What Has the Cast Done Since?
Ten years ago this month, Rizzoli & Isles marked cable TV’s #1 commercial-supported series launch of all time as 7.6 million viewers tuned in to meet the titular crime-solving team.
That series premiere — which aired on July 12, 2010 — introduced Angie Harmon as Boston detective Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as medical examiner Maura Isles, a dream team that would take down baddies for another seven seasons and 105 episodes.
Along the way, the TNT drama stayed in cable’s top 5 series for five years, earned Harmon and Alexander back-to-back People’s Choice Awards, and even stoked speculation of lesbian subtext.
Now that Rizzoli & Isles is 10 years old, we’re checking in with its former series regulars — with, of course, the sad postscript that actor Lee Thompson Young died in 2013.
Scroll down to see what the Rizzoli & Isles cast has been up to since Jane and Maura worked their last case…
Angie Harmon (Jane Rizzoli)
Harmon, who rose to fame on Law & Order, voiced Lady Trigel in three episodes of Voltron: Legendary Defender between 2017 and 2018 and appeared as a celebrity panelist on Match Game this May. In December, she got engaged to Days of Our Lives star Greg Vaughan.
Sasha Alexander (Maura Isles)
Alexander has spent her post-R&I years guest-starring on Law & Order: SVU, FBI, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Amazing Stories; voicing Addie in the CW Seed series Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons; and appearing in this year’s Netflix film Dangerous Lies.
Lorraine Bracco (Angela Rizzoli)
Bracco, perhaps best known for her roles in Goodfellas and The Sopranos, recurred as Mayor Margaret Dutton in six episodes of Blue Bloods and played herself in one episode of AJ and the Queen. In August 2019, she joined the cast of the Ewan McGregor mob crime drama The Birthday Cake.
Bruce McGill (Vince Korsak)
McGill’s recent filmography includes recurring roles on Suits and Shades of Blue, guest-starring stints on Blue Bloods and NCIS, and appearances in the films The Best of Enemies and Poms.
Jordan Bridges (Frankie Rizzoli, Jr.)
Bridges recurred on Gone, guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU and Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector, and appeared in the film Den of Thieves. More recently, he was cast opposite uncle Jeff Bridges in the FX pilot The Old Man.
Brian Goodman (Sean Cavanaugh)
Goodman directed the 2017 Antonio Banderas thriller Black Butterfly, recurred opposite Hugh Laurie in Chance, and guest-starred in one episode of the Mark Ruffalo series I Know This Much Is True.
Idara Victor (Nina Holiday)
Adam Sinclair (Kent Drake)
Sinclair guest-starred on Gotham and Lethal Weapon, and Rizzoli & Isles fans can catch him in an upcoming episode of Animal Kingdom. He also appeared in the fan-made short Alien: Harvest, which 20th Century Fox released in 2019.
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Bring back Rizzoli & Isles. Great show, I watch all the reruns. Please, please, please.
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I wish they would do a reunion show or start the show back up.
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I wish Rizzoli and isles would come back that was such a awesome show
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Is their going to be a Reunion of Rizzoli & Isles?
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I loved this show! Please bring it back. I have bought the series on dvd. Angie Harmon is my favorite.
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I think they should bring it back great show
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Love this show please bring back some new episode a show
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i have it scheduled to tape whenever it’s on. it just started with season one. i’m so excited !!
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It's on Lifetime Monday and a few other days at 11am till noon or later if you can watch then
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Best series ever, bring them back,
Wish I had all the episodes, they are that good!!!!
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My daughter-in-law and I just love the Rizzoli & Isles reruns. Please keep them coming. Another updated series with these two would be great.
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If you have Hulu all seasons are on it.
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BRING THE SHOW BACK I HAVE SEEN ALL THE RERUNS SEVERAL TIMES
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I sure wish they would reprise Rizzoli and Isles ! I loved that show and am binge watching
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Rizzoli and Isles is one of the best series ever, I love it. I watch it every night on Lifetime.
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I definitely want to watch this sometime.
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I watch the reruns over and over, but have never seen the first or last season. I LOVE this show. You fall in love with every character.
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They r on now! Start TV 1261.
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I wañt Rizzoli & Isles to show on television @ 5:00 like it use to. It's my favorite show & now I can't see it anymore!! 10:00 pm is too late. Please put it back on @ 5:00pm🙏
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I think it was one of the best filmed shows on TV, Too bad it is not still on. The Actors and Actresses came together to make it a first rate show.
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Rizzoli should be done with Guantanamo & on to something else...w/Isles in Paris, maybe they could set up an International team-- that lands in Boston to wrap up some cases
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Great show. Glad I found this show with all the reruns. Whomever wrote the show was a genius with quips!
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I don’t understand why the show went off in the first place. BRING IT BACK!!
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I can’t believe such a good show was canceled. I still watch the reruns.
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Please bring back Rozzoli and Isles with the same cast.
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R&I is an entertaining show - being a Blue Moon beer fan, I like seeing that Blue Moon beer has a regular cameo appearance on the show in Detective Vince Korsak's bar. 🙂
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Can we get a reunion show
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Rizzoli & Isles can be seen on lifetime, Hulu and HBOMAX....great show, not sure why it was ended. Ratings was still high.
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Love this show
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I tape it every day
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Still watching reruns; wish she would have ended up with Casey and looking forward to see a reunion with maybe Greg Vaughan as a guest. Sympathies for family of Lee Thompson Young. Very sad
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R&I was and is a terrific series. It would be great for a reunion!!
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Bring back Rizzoli & Isles with Idara Victor
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It’s on Hulu I’ve watched it 6 times over lol.
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It’s on Hulu I’ve watched it 6 times over lol.
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I watch all the re runs on start tv I love this show, was very upset when it was cancelled.