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<p><i>Training Day</i> is a 2001 American <a href="/facts/Crime_thriller_film/IbSVYSme">crime thriller film</a> directed by <a href="/facts/Antoine_Fuqua/8mYVM2Ur">Antoine Fuqua</a> and written by <a href="/facts/David_Ayer/RVAst6fC">David Ayer</a>. It stars <a href="/facts/Denzel_Washington/fxHJ6HnX">Denzel Washington</a> as Alonzo Harris and <a href="/facts/Ethan_Hawke/MmJyMGys">Ethan Hawke</a> as Jake Hoyt, two <a href="/facts/Los_Angeles_Police_Department/P4CvFHdY">LAPD</a> narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of <a href="/facts/Westlake,_Los_Angeles/tTqVBwhm">Westlake</a>, <a href="/facts/Echo_Park,_Los_Angeles/jy2Fl0Cz">Echo Park</a>, and <a href="/facts/South_Los_Angeles/6nsnP4VS">South Central Los Angeles</a>. It also features <a href="/facts/Scott_Glenn/ftcAd6JV">Scott Glenn</a>, <a href="/facts/Eva_Mendes/mx0l0rtk">Eva Mendes</a>, <a href="/facts/Cliff_Curtis/LqBhet94">Cliff Curtis</a>, <a href="/facts/Dr._Dre/lJmrxYF5">Dr. Dre</a>, <a href="/facts/Snoop_Dogg/t9fuGW1t">Snoop Dogg</a>, and <a href="/facts/Macy_Gray/MsVNTTLX">Macy Gray</a> in supporting roles. </p><p><i>Training Day</i> was released on October 5, 2001, by <a href="/facts/Warner_Bros._Pictures/o77oo1NI">Warner Bros. Pictures</a>. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Washington and Hawke's performances but were divided on the screenplay. The film received numerous accolades and nominations with Washington's performance earning him the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor/ESeGU7vo">Academy Award for Best Actor</a> and Hawke being nominated for <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor/ELmDBH4E">Best Supporting Actor</a> at the <a href="/facts/74th_Academy_Awards/uYgu6Bvl">74th Academy Awards</a>. </p><p>A <a href="/facts/Training_Day_(TV_series)/lDtkp8J9">television series based on the film</a>, produced by <a href="/facts/Jerry_Bruckheimer/vXYfxAdF">Jerry Bruckheimer</a>, was announced in August 2015 and premiered on February 2, 2017, on <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a>. Only <a href="/facts/Noel_Gugliemi/Rr7SAjvU">Noel Gugliemi</a>, <a href="/facts/Tom_Berenger/a7uzJRjC">Tom Berenger</a> and <a href="/facts/Raymond_J._Barry/IY4EjeSe">Raymond J. Barry</a> reprised their roles. The show was cancelled after one season. </p>