Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on NBC in the United States and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003, and lasted 6 episodes. The series detailed a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) and his family life. Low ratings and the network's discomfort with airing a show with a drug trafficker protagonist resulted in the show's cancellation.[1] Commercials on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky, which also featured in the series.[2]

Kingpin
GenreCrime drama
Created byDavid Mills
Starring
Theme music composerDaniel Indart
Opening theme"Theme from Kingpin"
by Daniel Indart
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producers
Running time50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseFebruary 2 (2003-02-02) –
February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)

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Crew

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The series was created by writer David Mills. Mills also served as the head writer, show runner and an executive producer. Aaron Spelling and E. Duke Vincent were the series other executive producers. James L. Conway and Jonathan Levin were consulting producers for the series. Daniel Sackheim was a co-executive producer and regular director. Doug Palau was a supervising producer and writer for the series. Paul Cajero was the series line producer.

The series other writers were Lloyd Rose, Diego Gutierrez, Maria Elena Rodriguez, Floyd Salas and Susie Putnam. The series other directors were Allen Coulter, James Hayman, Michael M. Robin and Peter O'Fallon.

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"February 2, 2003 (2003-02-02)
2"El Velorio"February 4, 2003 (2003-02-04)
3"Black Magic Woman"February 9, 2003 (2003-02-09)
4"French Connection"February 11, 2003 (2003-02-11)
5"The Odd Couple"February 16, 2003 (2003-02-16)
6"Gimme Shelter"February 18, 2003 (2003-02-18)

References

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  1. ^ Sullivan, Brian Ford (May 10, 2003). "Mills Confirms 'Kingpin' Cancellation by NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Sifuentes, Edward (September 3, 2003). "Nothing 'Kinky' about this band's success". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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