Cops is quietly filming new episodes—but only for non-U.S. audiences

Of course, the major question here is who has uncanceled the show, and where will these new episodes actually run? Not anywhere Stateside, apparently; that’s per THR, which reached out to Langley Productions—the studio that actually films the series—to see what was up with these new episodes being filmed for an allegedly dead show. As it turns out, while Cops is off the air in the U.S., it has not been canceled in some non-American markets, and the studio still owes them some episodes. So now we all get to think about the idea of imported American police work—often alleged to disproportionately target minorities, the poor, and the mentally ill—serving as entertainment around the world for a little while longer. Pleasant!

THR doesn’t note how many episodes Langley Productions will have to film to meet its international commitments. It seems unlikely, at present, that the show will extend those runs past what it’s already contracted for, though; the studio has also stated that none of the filmed episodes will air in the U.S.