'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' cast and showrunner donate $100,000 to support George Floyd protesters, but some are calling for the show to directly confront police violence

• The cast and showrunner of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" donated $100,000 to the National Bail Fund Network to support protesters.
• Protests against police violence and racism spread throughout the US over the weekend after the death of George Floyd.
• Some fans are calling on the series to directly address police violence in future episodes.

After facing pressure to support the widespread protests against racism and police violence, the cast and showrunner of NBC's cop comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" have donated a combined $100,000 to support protesters.

The stars and showrunner Dan Goor announced on Twitter that they had made the donation to the National Bail Fund Network, saying that they "condemn the murder of George Floyd and support the many people who are protesting police brutality nationally."

Protests spread across the US over the weekend and continued throughout Monday and Tuesday after George Floyd, a black man, died after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes in Minneapolis last Monday.

While Goor and stars of the series had independently voiced support for the protests on social media, some fans had called for those involved in the show to speak out on the protests and directly address their involvement with a show that focuses on police perspectives through a largely comedic lens.

As of Tuesday, star Stephanie Beatriz had been the only cast member to do so on Twitter, calling for others who play cops on TV and "make tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in residuals" to donate to an emergency fund to support protesters. She posted a screenshot of her own $11,000 donation.

Terry Crews had posted a video statement on his Instagram on Saturday addressing the protests and the death of Floyd, but not "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."

"It makes me sad and disappointed ... law enforcement is supposed to protect us and that's not what's been happening," he said.

The protests have shined a spotlight on how pop culture portrays police officers.

Some on Twitter called "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and other cops shows "propaganda." In an analysis of the history of cop shows, The Washington Post's Alyssa Rosenberg wrote that "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" takes an optimistic approach "that police departments are capable of reform." Kathryn VanArendonk wrote for Vulture that the show "is fun, but its silliness doesn't change the way it prioritizes police perspectives over anyone else's."

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has addressed racism before but some fans are calling on the show to directly confront police violence in future episodes.

"Will B99 be addressing police brutality more in future eps?" one person tweeted. "Will you talk with BLM activists to see how you can use your platform to help?"

"This is a good first step, but how are you going to deal with the fact that this show serves as NYPD sanitation and propaganda?" another tweeted at Goor.

Representatives for the series did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The eighth season is currently being written remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.