Players (1997 TV series)

Players is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC from October 17, 1997, to April 17, 1998. Co-created by Reggie Rock Bythewood, Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf. It was produced by Wolf Films in association with NBC and Universal Television. Players was cancelled after 18 episodes.

Players
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Reggie Rock Bythewood Ice-T Shaun Cassidy Dick Wolf
Written by	Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Alan Cross Gerry Conway Ron Lux Alfonso H. Moreno Clyde Phillips Tom Spezialy Ethlie Ann Vare Ed Zuckerman
Starring	Ice-T Costas Mandylor Frank John Hughes Mia Korf
Theme music composer	Mike Post
Composers	Ben Decter Kevin J. Edelman Dennis McCarthy Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	18
Production
Executive producers	Clyde Phillips Michael Vittes Dick Wolf Ed Zuckerman
Producers	Randy Anderson Stan Berkowitz Arthur W. Forney Peter R. McIntosh Patrick McKee Robert Rabinowitz
Cinematography	Victor Hammer
Running time	60 mins.
Production companies	Wolf Films NBC Studios Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17) – April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)

Synopsis

The series follows three young ex-cons who, as a part of a new FBI program, are commissioned to track down criminals.

Cast

Main

• Ice-T as Isaac "Ice" Gregory
• Costas Mandylor as Alphonse Royo
• Frank John Hughes as Charlie O'Bannon
• Mia Korf as Agt. Christine Kowalski

Recurring

• Bob McCracken as Malcolm O'Conner

Syndication

In 2008, the series began airing on the Sleuth network.^[1]

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Con Job"	Donald Petrie	Teleplay by : Shaun Cassidy Story by : Reggie Rock Bythewood & Ice-T & Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy	October 17, 1997 (1997-10-17)
2	"Con Law"	Jace Alexander	Story by : Ed Zuckerman & Ron Lux Teleplay by : Ron Lux	October 24, 1997 (1997-10-24)
3	"In Concert"	Allan Arkush	Ethlie Ann Vare	October 31, 1997 (1997-10-31)
4	"Con Artist"	Jim Charleston	Gerry Conway	November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)
5	"Contact Sport"	Michael Lange	Randy Anderson	November 14, 1997 (1997-11-14)
6	"Con Amore"	James Quinn	Alfonso H. Moreno	November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)
7	"Rashocon"	Joseph L. Scanlan	Story by : Gerry Conway Teleplay by : Gerry Conway & Ethlie Ann Vare	December 5, 1997 (1997-12-05)
8	"Three of a Con"	Unknown	Unknown	December 12, 1997 (1997-12-12)
9	"Mint Condition"	Jace Alexander	Story by : Randy Anderson Teleplay by : Randy Anderson & Ron Lux	January 2, 1998 (1998-01-02)
10	"Confidence Man"	Unknown	Unknown	January 9, 1998 (1998-01-09)
11	"Con-traband"	Richard Compton	Clyde Phillips	January 16, 1998 (1998-01-16)
12	"Continental"	Unknown	Unknown	March 6, 1998 (1998-03-06)
13	"Wrath of Con"	Jefery Levy	Alan Cross & Tom Spezialy	March 13, 1998 (1998-03-13)
14	"Con-Strained"	Richard Compton	Story by : Kevin Stevens Teleplay by : Stan Berkowitz	March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20)
15	"Conspiracy"	Unknown	Unknown	March 27, 1998 (1998-03-27)
16	"Contamination"	Greg Yaitanes	Gerry Conway	April 3, 1998 (1998-04-03)
17	"Conundrum"	Unknown	Unknown	April 10, 1998 (1998-04-10)
18	"Con Vivants"	Unknown	Unknown	April 17, 1998 (1998-04-17)