Based on the novels of Robert B. Parker and starring Tom Selleck, Jesse Stone has become a successful franchise for Sony Pictures Television, beginning in 2005 with Jesse Stone: Stone Cold. After being fired from the LAPD and getting divorced, Jesse Stone becomes Police Chief for the small fishing town of Paradise, Massachusetts. He continues to battle inner demons, while adjusting to the pace of life in a small town. Other regulars included Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth as the only police officers in Paradise, Stephen McHattie as State Homicide Commander Healy and William Devane as Jesse's psychiatrist, Dr. Dix. The most recent installment, Jesse Stone: No Remorse recently premiered and will be followed in 2010 by Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost, which will be the seventh in the series. LaserPacific has provided post production services for all the installments with Senior Colorist Tim Vincent doing the color grading. Tom Selleck was nominated for an Emmy Award for Jesse Stone: Sea Change, the fourth installment. Robert Harmon (The Hitcher) has directed all the installments.
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