Kingpin
2003 · Miniseries · TV-14 · 60 min · ★ 6.4
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-02-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (24 votes)
Themes
- mexico
- drug cartel
- organized crime
- miniseries
- mobster
- drugs
- mob family
Cast & crew
Yancey Arias
as Miguel Cadena
Sheryl Lee
as Marlene McDillon Cadena
Bobby Cannavale
as Chato Cadena
Angela Alvarado
as Delia Flores
Brian Benben
as Dr. Heywood Klein
Shay Roundtree
as Junie Gatling
Neko Parham
as Shawn Williams
Eduardo Palomo
as Capt. Lazareno
- RC
Ruben Carbajal
as Joey Cadena
Wings Hauser
as Doug Duffy
Directed by Daniel Sackheim, Peter O'Fallon, James Hayman +2 more
Episodes1 season · 6 episodes
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