Players (1997 TV series)
| Players | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Reggie Rock Bythewood Ice-T Shaun Cassidy Dick Wolf |
| Written by | Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Gerry Conway Ron Lux Alfonso H. Moreno Clyde Phillips Tom Spezialy Ethlie Ann Vare Ed Zuckerman |
| Starring | Ice-T Costas Mandylor Frank John Hughes Mia Korf |
| Theme music composer | Mike Post |
| Composers | Ben Decter Kevin J. Edelman Dennis McCarthy Mike Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Clyde Phillips Michael Vittes Dick Wolf Ed Zuckerman |
| Producers | Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Arthur W. Forney Peter R. McIntosh Patrick McKee Robert Rabinowitz |
| Cinematography | Victor Hammer |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Production companies | Wolf Films NBC Studios Universal Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 17, 1997 – April 17, 1998 |
Players is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from October 17, 1997 to April 17, 1998. Co-created by Reggie Rock Bythewood, Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf. It was produced by Wolf Films in association with NBC and Universal Television. Players was cancelled after 18 episodes. Mia Korf stated that the show was unable to secure a permanent season due to programming restriction in place for the then-forthcoming 1998 Winter Olympics.[1]
Synopsis[]
The series follows three young ex-cons who, as a part of a new FBI program, are commissioned to track down criminals.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Ice-T as Isaac "Ice" Gregory
- Costas Mandylor as Alphonse Royo
- Frank John Hughes as Charlie O'Bannon
- Mia Korf as Agt. Christine Kowalski
Recurring[]
- Bob McCracken as Malcolm O'Conner
Syndication[]
In 2008, the series began airing on the Sleuth network.[2]
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Con Job" | Donald Petrie | Teleplay by: Shaun Cassidy Story by: Reggie Rock Bythewood & Ice-T & Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy | October 17, 1997 |
| 2 | "Con Law" | Jace Alexander | Teleplay by : Ron Lux Story by : Ed Zuckerman & Ron Lux | October 24, 1997 |
| 3 | "In Concert" | Allan Arkush | Ethlie Ann Vare | October 31, 1997 |
| 4 | "Con Artist" | TBA | TBA | November 7, 1997 |
| 5 | "Contact Sport" | TBA | TBA | November 14, 1997 |
| 6 | "Con Amore" | TBA | TBA | November 22, 1997 |
| 7 | "Rashocon" | TBA | TBA | December 5, 1997 |
| 8 | "Three of a Con" | TBA | TBA | December 12, 1997 |
| 9 | "Mint Condition" | TBA | TBA | January 2, 1998 |
| 10 | "Confidence Man" | TBA | TBA | January 9, 1998 |
| 11 | "Contraband" | TBA | TBA | January 16, 1998 |
| 12 | "Continental" | TBA | TBA | March 6, 1998 |
| 13 | "Wrath of Con" | TBA | TBA | March 13, 1998 |
| 14 | "Constrained" | TBA | TBA | March 20, 1998 |
| 15 | "Conspiracy" | TBA | TBA | March 27, 1998 |
| 16 | "Contamination" | TBA | TBA | April 3, 1998 |
| 17 | "Conundrum" | TBA | TBA | April 10, 1998 |
| 18 | "Con Vivants" | TBA | TBA | April 17, 1998 |
References[]
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsOdVA3E-As - January 13, 1998 broadcast of Loveline with Mia Korf
- ^ "Sleuth: Series". sleuthchannel.com. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
External links[]
- Players at IMDb
- Players at epguides.com
- Theme song[permanent dead link]
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