‘On Call’ Showrunners Compare Prime Video Police Drama to ‘Adam 12’ – ‘On Meth’

“On Call” producers Tim Walsh and Elliot Wolf describe the new police series, which premiered all of Season 1 Thursday on Prime Video, as “‘Adam 12’ on meth.'”

The latest project from Wolf Entertainment harkens back to the classic 1960s series about a pair of patrolmen not only in subject matter, but in length: Unlike most contemporary dramas, it’s only 30 minutes.

“Attention has never been more valuable of a commodity in this day and age and the half-hour format was really enticing for us.