Kojak (2005 TV series)

Kojak
Created by	Abby Mann
Starring	Ving Rhames Chazz Palminteri Roselyn Sánchez Sybil Temtchine
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	NBC Universal Television Studio Traveler's Rest Films Playa Inc.
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	March 25 – May 22, 2005

Kojak is an American television series starring Ving Rhames. It aired on the USA Network cable channel and on ITV4 in the United Kingdom. It was a remake of the 1973–1978 series starring Telly Savalas.

Rhames portrays Lieutenant Theo Kojak of the New York City Police Department, a skilled plain clothes detective with a shaved head and an affinity for jazz, fine clothing, and lollipops. As with the original series, he is fond of the catchphrase "Who loves ya, baby?" The series lasted for one season.

Cast

• Ving Rhames as Theo Kojak
• Chazz Palminteri as Frank McNeil
• Roselyn Sánchez as Carmen Warrick
• Sybil Temtchine as Emily Patterson

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Pilot"	Eric Bross, Michael Watkins	Tony Piccirillo	March 25, 2005
2-hour pilot episode: A serial killer, who targets prostitutes with children, is leaving children without any legal guardians all over town. When Kojak sees those children, he gets angry and makes the hunt to a personal issue.
2	"All That Glitters"	Eric Bross	Walter Klenhard	April 3, 2005
A robbery in a jewelry store escalates and ends with two people taken hostage and one dead. Kojak trades himself for the hostages, only to find out that there's another crime behind this robbery. Kojak tries to help the robber to save his loved ones.
3	"East Sixties"	Colin Bucksey	Alyson Feltes	April 10, 2005
A rich land developer is murdered in one of his buildings, leaving his adopted daughter back with her aunt. Kojak finds out that the biological mother just was released from prison. Shortly after that, the child is taken hostage in her school.
4	"Fathers and Sons"	Norberto Barba	Larry Brothers	April 17, 2005
An armed robbery escalates and the father of a ten-year-old boy gets shot. Kojak remembers the similar death of his own father and starts to work on the old case again. Meanwhile, ADA Stone gets beaten up by a murderer who wants his case closed. Kojak is forced to split his team up to solve all three cases at once.
5	"Hitman"	Michael Robison	David Black	April 24, 2005
A sniper kills for fun and not for the money, which leads Kojak and his team to similar cases in other cities. Kojak can land a breakthrough in the case when he gets information from a prisoner he once put away, but the price for the information would be high.
6	"Kind of Blue"	Jerry Levine	Natalie Chaidez	May 1, 2005
Kojak faces his own past again when he runs into a young student who is thinking of rejoining his old gang to solve his financial problems. Kojak tries to stop the planned robbery and arrest the violent gang leader.
7	"Music of the Night"	Jerry Levine	Steve Feke	May 8, 2005
A jazz singer is being stalked, and Kojak thinks that the stalker is also the bomber who’s keeping him and his team busy. After the club where she performs is blown up as well, Kojak thinks it’s another employee, but soon finds that he made a terrible mistake.
8	"All Bets Off: Part 1"	Colin Bucksey	Tony Piccirillo	May 15, 2005
During the investigation of his latest murder case, Kojak finds out that the dead man had an affair with Captain McNeill's wife. Things heat up when Kojak finds McNeill's fingerprints at the crime scene.
9	"All Bets Off: Part 2"	Michael Watkins	Tony Piccirillo	May 22, 2005
The ongoing investigation of Kate McNeill's murdered lover shows that the case has outstanding similarities to several old cases. Is McNeill a serial killer, or is the reason for this murder something completely different?

External links

• Kojak at the Internet Movie Database
• Kojak at TV.com