The FBI Files
| The FBI Files | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Tom Naughton |
| Starring | James Kallstrom |
| Country of origin | USA |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Discovery Channel |
| Release | October 20, 1998 – March 24, 2006 |
The FBI Files was an American television docudrama series (1998-2006) carried by the Discovery Channel cable network and produced by New Dominion Pictures of Suffolk, Virginia. The show described actual FBI cases, with dramatic reenactments and interviews with agents and forensic scientists who worked in the investigations. The show premiered on October 20, 1998, and 120 episodes were produced before the final original episode shown on March 24, 2006. As of February, 2007 the show is no longer on the Discovery Channel's schedule, though reruns are shown on its sister network, Discovery Times. The series covered the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the investigation and conviction of John Gotti, the Unabomber case, and many other well-known and not so well-known true crime stories. Unlike The New Detectives, The FBI Files center around murders, bank robberies, kidnappings, etc., where the FBI is called in to assist police departments that are unable to solve the crime.
James Kallstrom, former head of the FBI's New York City office, hosted the show. Among other high-profile cases, he investigated the crash of TWA Flight 800.