High Incident
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High Incident was a police drama television series produced by DreamWorks Television for the ABC network. The show was created by Steven Spielberg, Michael Pavone, Eric Bogosian, and Dave Alan Johnson. It aired from March 4, 1996, to May 8, 1997,[1] running a total of 32 episodes.
Premise
The show focused on the everyday stories of a group of El Camino Police Department (ECPD) officers investigating and solving crimes.
Cast
- Matthew Beck as Officer Terry Hagar
- Dylan Bruno as Officer Andy Lightner (season 1)
- Matt Craven as Officer Lenny Gayer
- Wendy Davis as Lynette White
- Aunjanue Ellis as Officer Leslie Joyner
- Cole Hauser as Officer Randy Willitz
- David Keith as Senior Lead Officer Jim Marsh
- Catherine Kellner as Officer Gayle Van Camp (season 1)
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Officer Richie Fernandez (season 1)
- Louis Mustillo as Officer Russell Topps
- Lindsay Frost as Sergeant Helen Sullivan (season 2[2])
- Blair Underwood as Senior Lead Officer Michael Rhoades (season 2[2])
- Lisa Vidal as Officer Jessica Helgado (season 2[2])
Production
High Incident was filmed in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Chatsworth, Los Angeles, which doubles for the fictional El Camino.[1] The executive producers of the series are Michael Pavone, Dave Alan Johnson, and Eric Bogosian, with Charles Haid as the co-executive producer-director. DreamWorks co-founder Steven Spielberg receives story credit,[1] with Haid noting that "Steven Spielberg is on the set almost every day."[3] High Incident was one of six shows predating the launch of DreamWorks' more successful film division DreamWorks Pictures, which started releasing movies in September 1997 with The Peacemaker.[4][5][6] The theme for High Incident was composed by Hans Zimmer, who also did the background score for The Peacemaker.[7]
The series was renewed for a second season, but was moved to the Thursday at 8:00 p.m. timeslot opposite Friends on NBC, with Blair Underwood, Lisa Vidal, and Lindsay Frost joining the cast.[2] Although it received good reviews and fair ratings, it was canceled after the end of its second season in May 1997, due to its lower ratings against NBC's Friends and The Single Guy, and CBS's Diagnosis: Murder on Thursday evenings.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Broadcasts and rights
Internationally, the show aired in Australia on both the free-to-air Nine Network and the pay channel Fox8, while in the United Kingdom it aired on pay channel Sky One.[8] In February 2006, Viacom (now known as Paramount Skydance) purchased the rights to High Incident and all other television shows and live-action movies DreamWorks produced since their inception.[9][10] The show has since been distributed by Paramount Television.
Reception
Todd Everett of Variety describes some of the series' characters as being a "tired stereotype", but praises director/co-exec producer Charles Haid for getting "a lot out of his fine cast, and several of the action scenes show above-average energy."[1]
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired (U.S. dates) | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
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| 2 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Script error: No such module "Date time".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
Broadcast history
- Mondays 9:00 p.m. (March 4, 1996 – April 15, 1996)
- Thursdays 8:00 p.m. (August 15, 1996 – May 8, 1997)
- Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (Special "preview" premiere time for second-season premiere on September 17, 1996)
Season 1 (1996)
Season 2 (1996–97)
References
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- ↑ Despite a Sluggish Beginning, Dreamworks Is Viewed as a Potential Hollywood Power The New York Times, January 20, 1997, accessed August 7, 2025.
- ↑ 'Peacemaker': Bombs Away The Washington Post, September 26, 1997, accessed August 7, 2025.
- ↑ Dream Schemes Variety, September 15, 1997, accessed August 7, 2025.
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- ↑ Melbourne TV listings from Wednesday, December 6, 2000. The Age
- ↑ https://ir.paramount.com/node/57336/html
- ↑ Copyright notice in the credits for High Incident, 1996.
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