LOS ANGELES — “Cops,” the reality TV series depicting law enforcement in action, was pulled off the air last year after 32 seasons amid the nationwide protests over policing sparked by the murder of George Floyd.

But the controversial program is coming back. Fox Nation, the subscription streaming service operated by Fox News Media, has picked up the 33rd season of “Cops,” which has been off the air since being yanked from Paramount Network, the ViacomCBS-owned cable channel that aired it since 2013.

Fox Nation has acquired 33 new episodes of the series from Langley Productions, some of which were being filmed at the time of its cancellation, plus 15 more from the previous season. After four “Cops” episodes are unveiled on Oct. 1, a new one will be made available each Friday.

The acquisition of “Cops,” which Fox News Media is expected to announce today, is likely to generate blowback among critics of the police who find the program problematic over its depiction of law enforcement tactics and the criminal justice system.

Paramount’s cancellation of “Cops” was seen as a response to the public anger over Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020, although the network never stated why the show went away. The series remained in production as the show still aired in overseas markets.