Kingpin (TV series)
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. The series detailed a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) and his family life. Low ratings and the network's discomfort with airing a show with a drug trafficker protagonist resulted in the show's cancellation.[1] Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky, which also featured in the series.[2]
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | David Mills |
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| Theme music composer | Daniel Indart |
| Opening theme | "Theme from Kingpin" by Daniel Indart |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 2 – February 18, 2003 |
Cast
- Yancey Arias as Miguel Cadena
- Sheryl Lee as Marlene McDillon Cadena
- Rubén Carbajal as Joey Cadena
- Bobby Cannavale as Chato Cadena
- Angela Alvarado Rosa as Delia Flores
- Brian Benben as Dr. Heywood Klein
- Shay Roundtree as Junie Gatling
- Neko Parham as Shawn Williams
- Elpidia Carrillo as Lupita
- Eduardo Palomo as Capt. Lazareno
- Sean Young as Lorelei Klein
- Toy Connor as Sheronda Clifford
Crew
The series was created by writer David Mills. Mills also served as the head writer, show runner and an executive producer. Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent were the series other executive producers. James L. Conway and Jonathan Levin were consulting producers for the series. Daniel Sackheim was a co-executive producer and regular director. Doug Palau was a supervising producer and writer for the series. Paul Cajero was the series line producer.
The series other writers were Lloyd Rose, Diego Gutierrez, Maria Elena Rodriguez, Floyd Salas and Susie Putnam. The series other directors were Allen Coulter, James Hayman, Michael M. Robin and Peter O'Fallon.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | February 2, 2003 |
| 2 | "El Velorio" | February 4, 2003 |
| 3 | "Black Magic Woman" | February 9, 2003 |
| 4 | "French Connection" | February 11, 2003 |
| 5 | "The Odd Couple" | February 16, 2003 |
| 6 | "Gimme Shelter" | February 18, 2003 |
References
- Sullivan, Brian Ford (May 10, 2003). "Mills Confirms 'Kingpin' Cancellation by NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- Sifuentes, Edward (September 3, 2003). "Nothing 'Kinky' about this band's success". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2018.