The Big Easy (TV series)
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| The Big Easy | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Crime Drama |
| Based on | The Big Easy by Daniel Petrie Jr. |
| Developed by | Jacqueline Zambrano |
| Starring | Tony Crane Barry Corbin Eric George Susan Walters (season 1) Leslie Bibb (season 2) |
| Composers | David Torkanowsky Joseph Vitarelli |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 35 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Larry Jacobson Sonny Grosso Daniel Petrie Jr. Robert De Laurentiis |
| Producers | Blue André David Calloway |
| Production locations | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Camera setup | Film; Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Grosso-Jacobson Productions ITC Entertainment PolyGram Filmed Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | USA Network |
| Release | August 11, 1996 – October 12, 1997 |
The Big Easy is an American crime drama series that was based on the 1987 film of the same name.[1]
The show premiered on the USA Network on August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police detective lieutenant Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne, and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. It was developed by Jacqueline Zambrano, based on the characters created by Daniel Petrie Jr., who wrote the screenplay to the film and also was the executive producer of the series. Thirty-five episodes were broadcast over two seasons.
The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was shot on location.
Premise
[edit]A male New Orleans detective and a female district attorney investigate crimes for the New Orleans police department.
Episodes
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 22 | August 11, 1996 | March 9, 1997 | |
| 2 | 13 | June 22, 1997 | October 12, 1997 | |
Cast
[edit]- Tony Crane as Det. Remy McSwain
- Barry Corbin as Sheriff C.D. LeBlanc
- Eric George as Smiley Dupree
- Susan Walters as Anne Osbourne (season 1)
- Karla Tamburelli as Det. Darlene Broussard (season 1)
- Troy Bryant as A.D.A. Lightin' Hawkins (season 1)
- Leslie Bibb as Det. Janine Rebbenack (season 2)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Big Easy". Television. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Big Easy at IMDb
- The Big Easy Tony Crane/The Big Easy fan site
- Big Easy Fan fan site
- 1990s American crime drama television series
- 1996 American television series debuts
- 1997 American television series endings
- American English-language television shows
- Fictional portrayals of the New Orleans Police Department
- Television shows set in New Orleans
- Live action television shows based on films
- Television series by Universal Television
- USA Network television dramas
- Television series about prosecutors