The Fugitive (2000 TV series)

The Fugitive
Mosaic image with Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble, Mykelti Williamson as Lt. Gerard running, and Dr. Richard Kimble running The Fugitive DVD cover
Genre	Action/Adventure Mystery Drama Thriller
Created by	Roy Huggins
Starring	Tim Daly Mykelti Williamson
Theme music composer	Louis Febre
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producers	John McNamara R.W. Goodwin Roy Huggins Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson
Producer	Vladimir Stefoff
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Kopelson Entertainment (2000) (season 1) Kopelson Telemedia (2000-2001) (season 1) McNamara Paper Products Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 6, 2000 (2000-10-06) – May 25, 2001 (2001-05-25)

The Fugitive is an American action drama television series created by Roy Huggins that aired on CBS from October 6, 2000 to May 25, 2001 and is a remake of the 1960s TV series of the same name, starring Tim Daly as Kimble, Mykelti Williamson as Gerard, and Stephen Lang as the one-armed man.

Plot

Dr. Richard Kimble (Tim Daly) was wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife. He escapes from custody and changes his identity and toils at many jobs to search for a one-armed man (Stephen Lang) he saw leave the scene of the crime. He is relentlessly pursued by Lieutenant Gerard (Mykelti Williamson) obsessed with his capture.

Cast

Main

• Tim Daly as Dr. Richard Kimble
• Mykelti Williamson as Lt. Philip Gerard

Recurring

• Stephen Lang as Ben Charnquist
• Kelly Rutherford as Helen Ross-Kimble
• Connie Britton as Maggie Kimble Hume
• Lia Johnson as Lenore Gerard
• Rex Linn as Karl Vasick
• John Aylward as Matthew Ross
• Janet Gunn as Becca Ross
• Bob Morrisey as Captain McLaren
• Lauren Tewes as Linda Westershulte

Production

Development

The long lasting success of the original series of The Fugitive combined with the huge success of the 1993 film version led to the development of this series. The influence of the movie is evident, particularly in some scenes of the pilot episode, additionally, the series was produced by Arnold Kopelson and Warner Bros., the producers of the 1993 film.

The pilot was directed by Mikael Salomon, and cost an estimated $6 million to film. According to Tim Daly, at the CBS Affiliates Dinner in Las Vegas in 2000, there were 3,500 affiliates there, they were shown the entire pilot of The Fugitive and it got a seven-minute standing ovation.

Daly had to drop his part as Superman in the DC Animated Universe to get his role, surrendering the Man of Steel to Christopher McDonald in Batman Beyond, and George Newbern in Justice League.

Filming

It was filmed in various places, including Seattle, Washington.

Connections to the original series

Each episode of the new series includes a credit "Created by Roy Huggins". Tim Daly's father James Daly made two guest appearances on the original series. Writer Arthur Weiss is credited with one episode of the new series and three of the old series. Lou Antonio who appeared as an actor in three episodes of the original series, directed an episode of the new series. William Graham directed two episodes of the new series, and seven of the old series.

Cancellation

CBS cancelled the series after one season, leaving a cliffhanger unresolved.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Director	Writer	Original airdate
1	Pilot	Mikael Salomon	John McNamara	October 6, 2000
2	The Hand of a Stranger			October 13, 2000
3	Guilt	Jeff Bleckner		October 20, 2000
4	Far from Home	Richard Compton		October 27, 2000
5	DrRichardKimble.com	James Frawley	Kim Newton	November 3, 2000
6	Miles to Go	Thomas J. Wright	Valerie Mayhew and Vivian Mayhew	November 10, 2000
7	St. Christopher's Prayer	Robert Singer	Matthew Carnahan and Arthur Weiss	November 17, 2000
8	Sanctuary	Bill L. Norton	David Ehrman	November 24, 2000
9	Liar's Poker	Richard Compton	Randy Anderson	December 8, 2000
10	Lagniappe	Lou Antonio	Sharon Lee Watson	January 5, 2001
11	New Orleans Saints	Mel Damski	Kim Newton	January 12, 2001
12	Safekeeping	Alan J. Levi	Lisa Melamed	January 26, 2001
13	And in That Darkness	R.W. Goodwin	John McNamara and Sharon Lee Watson	February 2, 2001
14	Past Perfect	James Frawley	Randy Anderson	February 9, 2001
15	Jenny	Philip Sgriccia	John McNamara and Kim Newton	February 16, 2001
16	Strapped	Winrich Kolbe	Matthew Carnahan	February 23, 2001
17	Sea Change	James Whitmore Jr.	David Ehrman	March 30, 2001
18	Tucker's Gift	Chris Long	Randy Anderson	April 6, 2001
19	Flesh and Blood	William Graham	Lisa Melamed	April 13, 2001
20	Smith 282		Valerie Mayhew and Vivian Mayhew	April 20, 2001
21	Götterdämmerung	Winrich Kolbe	Kim Newton	May 25, 2001
22	Thanatos	R.W. Goodwin	Matthew Carnahan and John McNamara	May 25, 2001

Broadcast

The show was the first lead-in to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation on Friday nights, which became a hit when it debuted the same year.

Reruns of the series have previously aired on HDNet and AOL's streaming service, In2TV.

Reception

Awards

Year	Association	Category	Nominated artist/work	Result
2001	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	Michael E. Lawshe (supervising sound editor), Timothy A. Cleveland (sound effects editor), Rick Camera (sound effects editor), Otis Van Osten (sound effects editor), David M. Horton (sound effects editor), Bruce M. Honda (dialogue editor), Jessica Goodwin (dialogue editor), Eric Hertsguaard (dialogue editor), Nancie Araki (dialogue editor), Chris McGeary (music editor), Casey J. Crabtree (foley artist), Michael Crabtree (foley artist). For the pilot.	Nominated
	7th Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Tim Daly	Nominated
	Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA	Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Effects & Foley	Michael E. Lawshe (supervising sound editor), Rick Camera (sound editor), Timothy A. Cleveland (sound editor), David M. Horton (sound editor), David Werntz (sound editor), Darren Wright (sound editor), Otis Van Osten (sound editor). For the pilot.	Won
	Online Film & Television Association	Best Actor in a New Drama Series	Tim Daly	Won
		Best New Titles Sequence in a Series	The Fugitive	Nominated
	5th Golden Satellite Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Drama	Tim Daly	Won
		Best Television Series, Drama	The Fugitive	Nominated
	TV Guide Award	Actor of the Year in a New Series	Tim Daly	Nominated

See also

• The Fugitive (1993 film)

External links

• The Fugitive (2000) at IMDb
• The Fugitive on IMfDB
• Homepage of The Hunted: Unofficial Fugitive Site