Serpico (TV series)

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Serpico
David Birney in a scene from the episode "Rapid Fire", 1976
Genre	Crime drama
Based on	Serpico by Peter Maas
Developed by	Robert Collins
Written by	Robert Collins Robert Hamilton Peter Maas Shimon Wincelberg
Directed by	Reza Badiyi Michael Caffey Art Fisher Robert Markowitz Sigmund Neufeld Jr. Paul Stanley Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring	David Birney Tom Atkins
Composer	Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer	Emmet G. Lavery Jr.
Producers	Don Ingalls Emmet G. Lavery Jr. Barry Oringer
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editors	Patrick Kennedy Neil MacDonald Gerard Wilson
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Emmet G. Lavery, Jr. Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 24, 1976 (1976-09-24) – January 28, 1977 (1977-01-28)
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Serpico is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 1976, until January 28, 1977. The series was based on the book by Peter Maas and the 1973 film of the same name that starred Al Pacino in the title role. A television movie, Serpico: The Deadly Game, served as pilot and aired in April 1976.^[1]