Swift Justice (1996)

Genre

crime, drama

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 13 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former Navy SEAL turned private investigator solves cases in New York City. He is a disgraced ex cop who gets help from his old partner and his father.

action-packedgrittytenseformulaicviolentvisually stylizedfast-pacedmelodramatic

What happens

Swift Justice is an American detective drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Richard Albarino. It aired for one season on United Paramount Network (UPN) from March 13 to July 17, 1996. It follows former Navy SEAL Mac Swift (James McCaffrey), a private investigator who was fired from the New York City Police Department. He receives support from his former partner Detective Randall Patterson (Gary Dourdan) and his father Al Swift (Len Cariou). Produced on a limited budget, episodes were filmed on location in New York. Critics noted Swift Justice's emphasis on violence, specifically in the pilot episode's opening sequence, comparing it to the crime drama The Equalizer (1985–1989) and the 1988 film Die Hard. UPN canceled the program after receiving complaints from viewers, advertisers, and critics of its violent scenes; Wolf considered the cancellation a mistake due to the show's good ratings. The series was praised for its visuals and McCaffrey's performance, but criticized as being either too violent or formulaic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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