DEA (2008 television series)

DEA is a reality television series in its second season airing on the Spike television network. DEA follows the jobs of a squad of Drug Enforcement Administration special agents as they track down leads and make narcotics busts on houses suspected of selling, producing, or trafficking drugs. The first season was filmed in Detroit, Michigan and consisted of six episodes.^[1] The second season in the New York/New Jersey area consisted of nine episodes following a group of DEA agents and Task Force officers operating out of the DEA's northern New Jersey headquarters.^[2] The show was produced for Spike TV by Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. in association with Size 12 Productions.

The show follows a team of agents known as "Group 5-6", based at the DEA Newark Field Division office at 80 Mulberry Street, Newark New Jersey.^[3]

A review of show's debut by the New York Times described the series as "an argument that the trend of shows about real people doing their jobs ought to be put out of its misery", while crediting the show as "an extended public service announcement".^[4]

Great show too bad the background music is so loud.

References

1. ^ "Spike TV's "DEA: Detroit" hits shelves Feb. 10". Monsters and Critics. 2009-02-10. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/news/article_1458545.php/Spike_TV_s_DEA_Detroit_hits_shelves_Feb_10. 
2. ^ "PDFNJ celebrates premiere of Spike TV's DEA Series". Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey. http://www.drugfreenj.org/dea/. 
3. ^ "Reality of the DEA". Glocally Newark. http://glocallynewark.com/2009/05/reality-of-the-dea/. 
4. ^ Neil Genzlinger (2008-04-02). "Television Review: Drug War in Detroit, Macho Style". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/arts/television/02genz.html. 

External links

• 2008 DEA series on IMDb
• DEA - Spike TV