TV series

Deadline

Name: Deadline
Released: 2000
Cast: Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor, Hope Davis, Damon Gupton, Christina Chang

2000–2001· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 10.0Ended

On NBC — From Wolf Entertainment · USA Network

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Synopsis

Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.

Themes

journalist

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upOct 2, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
Guest stars: Marisa Ryan (Stokes), Yaani King Mondschein (Monique), Chris Beetem (Wentzel), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), Kevin Mambo (Doctor Louis Jackson), Robert Rodriguez (Chicago SWAT Lieutenant), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco), Kevin Daniels (Tyrell Jackson)
E2 Lovers and MadmenOct 9, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
Guest stars: David McCallum (Harry Hobbs), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), Paul Rudd (Zander Price)
E3 PerceptionOct 16, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
Guest stars: John Rothman (Joshua Roth), Chris Beetem (Wentzel), Stephanie Berry (Mrs. Braxton), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco)
E4 Daniel in the Lion's DenOct 23, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
Guest stars: Barnard Hughes (Judge Panicio), John Bedford Lloyd (Danny Minton / Phil O'Hare), Matthew Cowles (Clyde), Brian Tarantina (Jimmy the Weasel), Liza Colón-Zayas (Maxine), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco)
E5 HowlOct 30, 2000 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
Guest stars: Tony Cucci (Barry Lombino), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco)
E6 The Old Ball GameMar 17, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
Guest stars: Nashawn Kearse (Dwayne Hawthorne), David Aaron Baker (Peter Wilding), Jean De Baer (Doctor Amy Parker), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein)
E7 Don't I Know You?Mar 17, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.
Guest stars: Abe Vigoda (Joseph Spiaggio), Tony Lo Bianco (Rosario Masucci), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), John Cenatiempo (Johnny Stracciatella), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco), Toni Kalem (Angela Masucci), Sarita Choudhury (Sahira Ondaatje), Suzanne Shepherd (Connie Masucci)
E8 The UndesirablesMar 24, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
Guest stars: Tonye Patano (Nurse Alice), Kerry Washington (Tina Johnson), Jean De Baer (Doctor Amy Parker), Khanya Mkhize (Monique)
E9 Somebody's FoolMar 24, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
Guest stars: Sam McMurray (Ed Condriet), Joe Grifasi (Mike Phelan), Jean De Baer (Doctor Amy Parker), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein)
E10 The First CommandmentMar 31, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.
Guest stars: Marilyn Chris, Josh Stamberg, Mark Blum, Adam LeFevre, Chip Zien (Sammy Klein)
E11 Just Lie BackMar 31, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
Guest stars: Miriam Shor (Rachel Blake), Ruthie Henshall (Sweeney), Amy Laughlin (Tracy Marbury), Rosalyn Coleman (Yolanda), Paul Provenza (Zak Mason), Daniel Stewart Sherman (Gallente)
E12 ShockApr 7, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
Guest stars: Dean Winters (Des Lonegan), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), Angelica Page (Nurse), Aliya Campbell (Patty), Michael Mastro (Doctor Grant), John Elsen (Gus), Jack Merrill (Doctor Leekowitz), Anna Belknap (Chase)
E13 Red HerringApr 7, 2001 · 60 min
Synopsis
Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.
Guest stars: George Plimpton (Bar Patron), Keith Reddin (Hodes), Chris Beetem (Wentzel), Maddie Corman (Connor Cruise's Fiancée), Chip Zien (Sammy Klein), David Johansen (Benny), Michael Gaston (Walter Fresco), Chance Kelly (Suit #2)