Players (1997 TV series)

Players
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Reggie Rock Bythewood Shaun Cassidy Dick Wolf
Written by	Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Alan Cross Gerry Conway Ron Lux Alfonso H. Moreno Clyde Phillips Tom Spezialy Ethlie Ann Vare Ed Zuckerman
Starring	Ice-T Costas Mandylor Frank John Hughes Mia Korf
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Composer(s)	Ben Decter Kevin J. Edelman Dennis McCarthy Mike Post
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producer(s)	Clyde Phillips Michael Vittes Dick Wolf Ed Zuckerman
Producer(s)	Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Arthur Forney Peter R. McIntosh Patrick McKee Robert Rabinowitz
Cinematography	Victor Hammer
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	Wolf Films NBC Studios Universal Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	October 17, 1997 – April 17, 1998

Players is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1997–1998. Co-created by Dick Wolf and cult favorite Invasion creator Shaun Cassidy, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf. It was produced by Wolf Films in association with NBC and Universal Television.

Synopsis

The series follows three young ex-cons who, as a part of a new FBI program, are commissioned to track down criminals. Players was cancelled after 18 episodes.

Cast

Starring cast

• Isaac 'Ice' Gregory.....Ice-T
• Alphonse Royo.....Costas Mandylor
• Charlie O'Bannon.....Frank John Hughes
• Agt. Christine Kowalski.....Mia Korf

Recurring cast

• Malcolm O'Conner.....Bob McCracken

Syndication

In 2008, the series began airing on the Sleuth network.^[1]

Episode list

Season one

1. "Con Job"
2. "Con Law"
3. "In Concert"
4. "Con Artist"
5. "Contact Sport"
6. "Con Amore"
7. "Rashocon"
8. "Three of a Con"
9. "Mint Condition"
10. "Confidence Man"
11. "Contraband"
12. "Continental"
13. "Wrath of Con"
14. "Constrained"
15. "Conspiracy"
16. "Contamination"
17. "Conundrum"
18. "Con Vivants"

References

1. "Sleuth: Series". sleuthchannel.com. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

External links

• Players at the Internet Movie Database
• Players at TV.com
• Players at epguides.com
• Theme song