Fastlane 

Two hotshot undercover cops and their equally tough female handler take down the highest and lowest criminals in L.A. in this pop-culture-heavy, dark, flashy, over-the-top action crime dramedy inspired by Bad Boys and Miami Vice.

Creators:

McG, John McNamara

Stars:

Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Peter Facinelli	...	Donovan 'Van' Ray 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Bill Bellamy	...	Deaqon 'Deaq' Hayes 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Big Boy	...	Aquarius 11 episodes, 2002-2003

Storyline

Two mist-matched cops, the angry and bitter Van Ray, and the brash Deaqon Hayes, are forced to team up by a shady vixen police lieutenant, Billie Chambers, into going undercover in the seedy side of Los Angeles in using a variety of police confiscated flashy cars, clothes, weapons and other items, kept in a large secret warehouse called the Candy Store, in order to nail various low-lives and rich and powerful criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

female handler | white man black man friendship | neo noir | miami vice clone | michael bay style | 

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Taglines:

This Fall, undercover goes into overdrive.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Despite fairly high ratings, the series was canceled after one season because of the high production costs.

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Goofs

In the premiere episode, bullet holes appear in the windshield of the truck before any shots are fired.

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Quotes

Deaqon: We're my dogs at?
Van: Woof woof.

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Alternate Versions

The version released on DVD in North America by Warner Home Video contains alternate music due to licensing issues. Also, the episodes were cropped to 4:3 from it's original 16:9 format.

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Connections

References Bad Boys (1995)

User Reviews

This party is 'Off the Hook'

This show is simply 'Off the Hook'. It rocks Big-Time. This show has it all. For guys or women, it has the hot chicks, the hot guys, the hot cars, the hot music and the hot dialogue between Facinelli, Bellamy and Thiesan who with each episode are becoming more and more comfortable with each other and really making them seem like a little family unit. Granted it may not have the storylines a show like 'CSI' would have, but it's not trying to be like those shows. It is what it is trying to be. An entertaining action show, to give the people in tv land, what is so badly needed. An hour where you can just sit down and have some fun. I loved this show from the beginning and it hasn't let me down yet. Anyone who does not like this show, simply does not know how to just enjoy themselves. And those people would probally nit-pick about every little thing in any show. Well there is no pleasing everyone.

If your looking for an exciting show to have some fun watching, than look no further. FASTLANE is "A #1"

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fastlane

Filming Locations:

6020 North Vermont, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television, 20th Century Fox Television, McNamara Paper Products

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Surround) (2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9