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Radio, television, and film series, mostly about LAPD detective Joe Friday

For other uses, see Dragnet (policing).

Dragnet is an American media franchise created by actor and producer Jack Webb and owned by his company Mark VII Limited and Universal Pictures.

It follows Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) DetectiveJoe Friday and his partners as they conduct by-the-book police work and solve crimes in Los Angeles. Originating as a radio drama on NBC in 1949, Dragnet has been adapted into several successful television shows and films, though the franchise's popularity has reduced since Webb's death in 1982.

Its name is derived from the police term "dragnet", a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.

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