DEA (1990 television series)
- DEA (1990 television series)
"D.E.A." was a short-lived television program which was aired by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990-91 lineup.
"D.E.A." was based on true stories of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Shot in "cinéma vérité" style, the program combined recreated scenes using actors with actual surveillance footage and film of actual newscasts covering the stories depicted.
Fox apparently had considerable confidence in this concept. When the initial version garnered low ratings and was put on hiatus, before its return the program was retooled into "DEA—Special Task Force", which placed more emphasis on the agents' personal lives and showed less graphic violence. The revamped show premiered in April of 1991, but also failed to achieve significant ratings and the program was canceled for good in June 1991.
Cast
DEA was produced by David Peckinpah (supervising producer) with cast being Maurice Benard (Curro), Terri Treas and Christopher Stanley (Nick Biaggi).
References
Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows"
ee also
* 1990 in television
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098775/ 1990s DEA series on IMDb]
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