DEA (1990 TV series)

D.E.A. is a television program which was aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990-91 lineup.

DEA
GenreDrama
Written byMichael Ahnemann
Richard Di Lello
Directed byRob Bowman
Colin Bucksey
StarringChristopher Stanley
Pepe Serna
Ivonne Coll
William Marquez
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyKurtis Productions
Release
Original networkFox Broadcasting Company
Original release7 September 1990 (1990-09-07) –
1 June 1991 (1991-06-01)

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

DEA was produced by David Peckinpah (supervising producer) with cast being Maurice Benard (Curro), John Vargas as drug lord (Ricky Prado) Terri Treas and Christopher Stanley (Nick Biaggi).

See also

References

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

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