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Miami Vice
Sign in to save1984–1989 American crime drama television series
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★ 7.5The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.
- Aired
- 1984–1989
- Seasons
- 5 · 110 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Anthony Yerkovich
- Network
- NBC
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
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Key facts
- Genre
- Action Crime drama Neo-noir Mystery thriller
- Created by
- Anthony Yerkovich
- Starring
- Don Johnson Philip Michael Thomas Saundra Santiago Michael Talbott John Diehl Olivia Brown Gregory Sierra Edward James Olmos
- Theme music composer
- Jan Hammer
- Opening theme
- Miami Vice Theme
- Ending theme
- Miami Vice Theme
- Composers
- Jan Hammer (seasons 1–4) Tim Truman (season 5)
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 114 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- Michael Mann Anthony Yerkovich (season 1)
- Producer
- John Nicolella (seasons 1–2)
- Running time
- 46–49 minutes, plus three 96-minute episodes (excluding commercials)
- Production companies
- Michael Mann Productions Universal Television
- Network
- NBC
- Release
- September 16, 1984 ( 1984-09-16 ) –, January 25, 1990 ( 1990-01-25 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Miami Vice is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive-produced by Michael Mann for NBC. It stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, Florida. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from September 16, 1984, to June 28, 1989, airing on Friday nights.
Unlike traditional police procedurals, Miami Vice drew upon 1980s culture such as contemporary rock and pop music, fashion, and sports cars (such as the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach). Although the series explored a number of different approaches during its five-year run, it generally prioritized music and stylized visuals over elaborate writing.
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