DEA (1990 TV series)

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DEA
Genre	Drama
Created by	Richard Di Lello
Written by	; Richard Di Lello
Directed by	Rob Bowman; Colin Bucksey
Starring	Christopher Stanley
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Richard Di Lello
Producers	Michael Ahnemann; Gordon Freeman; Cyrus Nowrasteh; Peter McCabe
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Lorimar Television
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	September 7, 1990 –; May 24, 1991

D.E.A. is an American drama series which was aired on Fox as part of its 1990-91 lineup.

D.E.A. was based on true stories of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Shot in cinéma vérité style, the program combined recreated scenes using actors with actual surveillance footage and film of actual newscasts covering the stories depicted.

Fox apparently had considerable confidence in this concept. When the initial version garnered low ratings and was put on hiatus, before its return the program was retooled into DEA—Special Task Force, which placed more emphasis on the agents' personal lives and showed less graphic violence. The revamped show premiered in April 1991, but also failed to achieve significant ratings and the program was canceled for good in June 1991.

Cast[]

Jenna Gago as Teresa Robles
Tom Mason as Bill Stadler
Miguel Sandoval as Rafael Cordera
Byron Keith Minns as Jimmy Sanders
Christopher Stanley as Nick Biaggi
David Wohl as Phil Jacobs

Episodes[]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"DEA (Pilot)"	TBA	TBA	September 7, 1990 (1990-09-07)
2	"Aftermath"	TBA	TBA	September 14, 1990 (1990-09-14)
3	"Under Presidential Seal"	TBA	TBA	September 21, 1990 (1990-09-21)
4	"Jumping the Trampoline"	TBA	TBA	September 28, 1990 (1990-09-28)
5	"Prime Mover"	TBA	TBA	October 5, 1990 (1990-10-05)
6	"Bloodsport"	TBA	TBA	October 12, 1990 (1990-10-12)
7	"MethLab"	TBA	TBA	October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)
8	"Moving Mary Jane"	TBA	TBA	November 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)
9	"The Fat Lady Sings Alone"	TBA	TBA	April 19, 1991 (1991-04-19)
10	"Dance with the Devil"	TBA	TBA	April 26, 1991 (1991-04-26)
11	"The Connection"	TBA	TBA	May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03)
12	"White Lies"	TBA	TBA	May 10, 1991 (1991-05-10)
13	"Zero Sum Game"	TBA	TBA	May 24, 1991 (1991-05-24)

Production[]

The original concept of the show came from showrunner/creator Richard DiLello, who claimed that he'll create a hybrid format for the show that will combine elements of documentary (including newsreel footage and interviews) with drama.^[1]

The project was soon pitched to Lorimar Television, which was in turn pitched to the fast-growing Fox Broadcasting Company.^[2]

On May 14, 1990, the Fox Broadcasting Company announced that they would pick up the series for the new Friday night schedule, alongside reality program America's Most Wanted, which was shown at 8:00-9:00pm.^[3]

Reception[]

The show received mostly positive reviews by critics. The San Francisco Examiner called the show "the biggest breakthrough of the new season."^[4]

References[]

^ "The Ready for Prime Time Players" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-18. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "Lorimar reveals its fall line" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "The fall of living dangerously" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-04. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
^ "Fox's arresting DEA". San Francisco Examiner. 1990-09-07.

Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present

External links[]

DEA at IMDb

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[1] "The Ready for Prime Time Players" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-18. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[2] "Lorimar reveals its fall line" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-03-05. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[3] "The fall of living dangerously" (PDF). Broadcasting. 1990-06-04. Retrieved 2021-09-12.

[4] "Fox's arresting DEA". San Francisco Examiner. 1990-09-07.

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