Kojak (2005– )

A bald police detective with a righteous attitude battles crime on his hometurf.

Stars:

Ving Rhames, Michael Kelly, Chuck Shamata

3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ving Rhames	...	Lieutenant Theo Kojak (9 episodes, 2005)
Michael Kelly	...	Detective Bobby Crocker (9 episodes, 2005)
Chuck Shamata	...	Detective Henry Mussina (9 episodes, 2005)
Sybil Temtchine	...	Detective Emily Patterson (8 episodes, 2005)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	ADA Carmen Warrick (6 episodes, 2005)
Chazz Palminteri	...	Captain Frank McNeil (5 episodes, 2005)
Black Child	...	Officer Tariq (4 episodes, 2005)
Gene Mack	...	Gene (4 episodes, 2005)

Storyline

A bald police detective with a righteous attitude battles crime on his hometurf.

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Plot Keywords:

bald | black cop | fedora | lollipop | remake | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

USA Network

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Playa Inc.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Just as in the original series (Kojak), Kojak drives a non police issue car. The new Kojak car is a silver Chrysler 300C complete with "Hemi" engine , the car is also equipped with state of the art LED police lighting.

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Connections

Version of Kojak

User Reviews

Impressive showing

I watched the new Kojak premiere and the second episode, hoping that I would get a good feel for how the series was. Its a great show that follows most of the cop rules. Tough lead role, Check. Cohorts of fellow cops who admire the lead, check. Interesting but guessable plot, check. Iconic captain figure who provides little help, Check. Nevertheless, Its a really great show. Ving Rhames is one of the great actors of our time. The show also features Michael Kelly, who stared with Ving in Dawn of the Dead. It's Good to see them together again, as they had a great dynamic in the movie.

Sadly I think this series has a limited future. It just doesn't add enough new to the cop genre to keep it interesting and different. However, I hope most people are just like me. You watch it, Enjoy it for what it is, and hope to see more.