Karen Sisco 

Smart. Sexy. Tough. Karen Sisco is a United States Marshal on Miami's Gold Coast. In pursuit of dangerous fugitives, Karen must pick her way through the dark underbelly of South Beach ... See full summary »

Creator:

Jason Smilovic

Stars:

Carla Gugino, Bill Duke, Robert Forster

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Carla Gugino	...	Karen Sisco 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Bill Duke	...	Amos Andrews 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Robert Forster	...	Marshall Sisco 10 episodes, 2003-2004
Jeffrey De Serrano	...	Edwards 6 episodes, 2003-2004
William O'Leary	...	Phil Kavanagh 5 episodes, 2003-2004
Frank Pesce	...	Sonny 5 episodes, 2003-2004

Storyline

Smart. Sexy. Tough. Karen Sisco is a United States Marshal on Miami's Gold Coast. In pursuit of dangerous fugitives, Karen must pick her way through the dark underbelly of South Beach nightlife and the sunshine and glitz of Palm Beach highlife while she struggles to win the respect of her supervisor and fellow officers. Karen is a barely concealed weapon who can take down a suspect twice her size. The only man she truly trusts is her father, a retired Marshal with a wealth of life experience and street smarts. He's Karen's confidant, counselor, confessor, and her rock when her confidence wavers which it does every time she tries to connect romantically with a man. Based on the character portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in Elmore Leonard's Out of Sight (1998), Karen Sisco is that rare combination of action and character-drama, with a fresh and original young lead.

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Plot Keywords:

character name as series title | two word series title | neo noir | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

This US Marshal always gets her man.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Shares the same universe as the series Justified (2010).

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Connections

Referenced in Justified: Cut Ties (2012)

User Reviews

First two minutes

I knew I had seen something special. After the hour-long episode 5 (Nostalgia) I knew I had not imagined it. Yes, this was a critics' favourite, and yes, they all gave the same reasons and impressions I'd had. There's no coincidence here.

What is it that gets you to not turn the channel? When you see something intriguing already in the opening titles? Les Paul used to say that an audience will never remember the first song you play - they're busy making up their minds whether they like you or not, and they make up their minds in those first two minutes.

So with Karen Sisco. This is well acted, well directed, and above all well written. More and more it's become apparent to me how vital a good teleplay is: without it the directing and acting will fall apart, lacking a foothold.

I imagine this crew has a lot of fun. Yes, there's violence, and I don't like that, but there's a coziness and a sense of adventure too. And the humour - or should I say wit?

Enjoy.

Details

Official Sites:

ABC [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Karen Sisco - Mint a kámfor

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jersey Television, Eighty D, Universal Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (10 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1