Unsub (TV series)
Unsub is an American television series that aired on NBC from February 3 to April 14, 1989. The series revolves around an elite FBI forensic team that investigates serial murderers and other violent crimes. Unsub is an abbreviation for the unknown subject of an investigation.
| Unsub | |
|---|---|
| Created by | David J. Burke Stephen Kronish |
| Developed by | Stephen J. Cannell |
| Written by | Michael Berlin David J. Burke Stephen J. Cannell Eric Estrin Stephen Kronish Joe Menosky Gene Miller Randall Wallace |
| Directed by | Bill Corcoran Corey Allen James A. Contner William A. Fraker Jim Johnston Jorge Montesi Gus Trikonis Reynaldo Villalobos |
| Starring | David Soul M. Emmet Walsh Kent McCord Andrea Mann Jennifer Hetrick Richard Kind Joe Maruzzo |
| Composer | Mike Post |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David J. Burke |
| Producers | Stephen J. Cannell John Peter Kousakis Jo Swerling, Jr. |
| Production locations | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Cinematography | Francis Kenny |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production companies | Stephen J. Cannell Productions TeleVentures |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | February 3 – April 14, 1989 |
Cast
- David Soul as John Westley "Westy" Grayson
- M. Emmet Walsh as Ned Platt
- Kent McCord as Alan McWhirter
- Andrea Mann as Norma McWhirter
- Jennifer Hetrick as Ann Madison
- Richard Kind as Jimmy Bello
- Joe Maruzzo as Tony D'Agostino
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "White Bone Demon" | Corey Allen | Stephen J. Cannell | February 3, 1989 | |
| A psychotic serial killer, driven to kill by nightmarish visions of a skull-like face, is running amok in East Harbor, Connecticut. | |||||
| 2 | "Silent Stalker" | William A. Fraker | David J. Burke | February 10, 1989 | |
| The team trains a potential new member while dealing with a child predator in Gastown, British Columbia. | |||||
| 3 | "Clean Slate" | Jim Johnston | Joe Menosky | February 17, 1989 | |
| A cleanliness-obsessed bomber is terrorizing Seattle, and one of his victims is Tony's young goddaughter, Gina. | |||||
| 4 | "Daddy Dearest" | Reynaldo Villalobos | Stephen Kronish | March 4, 1989 | |
| Men are being found strangled and castrated in Belford, New Jersey. | |||||
| 5 | "And They Swam Right Over the Dam" | Jorge Montesi | Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin | March 10, 1989 | |
| Couples are turning up dead in Columbus, Ohio. The key to solving the homicides may lay with a young boy named Jeffrey. | |||||
| 6 | "And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 1" | Gus Trikonis | Story by : Anthony J. Schembri Teleplay by : Randall Wallace | March 31, 1989 | |
| A desperate mother asks John to help find her missing daughters, who were last seen in the company of a charismatic preacher named Bishop Grace. | |||||
| 7 | "And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2" | Gus Trikonis | Story by : Anthony J. Schembri Teleplay by : Randall Wallace | April 7, 1989 | |
| John becomes recklessly obsessed in his pursuit of Bishop Grace. | |||||
| 8 | "Burn Out" | James A. Contner | Gene Miller | April 14, 1989 | |
| While John and Tony work to justify the expenses of the CPU at Capitol Hill, Ann and Ned look for an escalating arsonist in Haynesville, North Carolina. | |||||
Home media
On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contains 54 episodes from 13 different shows produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions including all 8 episodes of Unsub.[1]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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