K-Ville (TV series)
K-Ville | |
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Genre | Serial drama |
Created by | Jonathan Lisco |
Starring | Anthony Anderson Cole Hauser Tawny Cypress John Carroll Lynch |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 () |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Jonathan Lisco |
Producer(s) | Kelly A. Manners, Skip Schoolnik |
Location | New Orleans, LA |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | FOX |
Original run | September 17, 2007 – present |
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IMDb profile | |
TV.com summary |
K-Ville (an abbreviation of Katrinaville) [1] is an American television drama created and executive produced by , centered on policing New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Deran Sarafian directed the pilot.
Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. [2] It premiered on September 17, 2007 on FOX, [3] and will also be broadcast by Foxtel/Channel Ten in Australia, E! in Canada and Five in the UK. [4][5][6]
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Production notes
The pilot episode was written by Lisco (who also served as executive producer), directed by Deran Sarafian, and stars Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet and Cole Hauser as Trevor Cobb, partners who "have conflicting ideas about how to handle the city's problems."[7] The pilot also features John Carroll Lynch, Tawny Cypress and William Mapother.
The show has permission to use the official New Orleans Police Department logos, particularly the unique "star and crescent" badge design, and was filmed on location in the city in March and April 2007. According to the NOPD's public integrity bureau, the production emphasizes the "good work that the men and the women of the Police Department performed [after Katrina], which was not portrayed by much of the media."[1]
Lisco, a former lawyer who has previously written scripts for The District and NYPD Blue, did several ride-alongs with the New Orleans Police Department before writing a script for the pilot. It was during one such ride-along that he spotted some graffiti sporting the shorthand for "Katrinaville" that became the show's title.
In order to promote the series, FOX made the pilot episode available for streaming on a number of television media websites on August 22, 2007.[8]
The first episode featured a 1970 Pontiac Catalina as the get-away car early in the show.
Cast
Actor | Role |
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Anthony Anderson | Marlin Boulet |
Cole Hauser | Trevor Cobb |
Billy "K-9" Faust | |
Jeff "Glue Boy" Gooden | |
Tawny Cypress | Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau |
John Carroll Lynch | Captain James Embry |
Milena Govich | District Attorney Lyndsey Swann (guest-starring) [9] |
William Mapother | Gordon Wix (guest-starring) |
Episode List
Season 1: 2007
# | Title | Writer(s) | Director | Original airdate | Production code |
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01 | "Pilot" | Jonathon Lisco | Deran Sarafian | September 17, 2007 | 0101 |
In the series premiere, Cobb and Boulet are on the hunt for her killer of Marlin's neighbor, who was shot and killed at a local charity fundraiser. |
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02 | "Cobb's Webb" | Jonathon Lisco | Bryan Spicer | September 24, 2007 | 0102 |
Marlin Boulet and Trevor Cobb are on the trail of some escapee convicts from a New Orleans Jail. The manhunt turns out to be more involved than just a simple jail break. Just when they think they get a valid lead, they are thrown a curve ball by someone, or something. |
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03 | "Bedfellows" | Larry Kaplow, Wendy West | Craig Ross, Jr. | October 1, 2007 | 0103 |
When a city councilman is murdered Boulet and Cobb's investigation leads them into the underworld of political corruption and the sex trade. They find that Captain Embry has a dangerous friendship with a prostitute but he proves his integrity in the end.[10] |
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04 | "No Good Deeds" | October 8, 2007 | 0104 | ||
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External Links
References
- ^ a b Dave Walker, Lights, camera, 'K-Ville' action, The Times-Picayune, May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ FOX RENEWS 'DEATH' VOWS, PICKS UP SEXTET, The Futon Critic
- ^ Boedeker, Hal. "Fox announces premiere dates; "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" returns Aug. 30", Orlando Sentinel, 2007-07-10. Retrieved on 2007-07-10.
- ^ Welsh, James. "Ten picks up Fox, NBCU programming", Digital Spy, 2007-07-02. Retrieved on 2007-07-02.
- ^ Bawden, Jim. "TV lineup launch disrupted", Toronto Star, 2007-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh. "Five snaps up hurricane aftermath drama", MediaGuardian.co.uk, 2007-07-31. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ K-Ville, TV.com. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ [1]Headline Planet.com - Exclusive: Watch The Premiere of FOX's New Show "K-Ville"
- ^ "Actress Govich inks for role on "K-Ville"", 2007-07-18. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ http://www.fox.com/kville/recaps/