| 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 – April 17, 1998 |
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.
The series follows three young ex-cons who, as a part of a new FBI program, are commissioned to track down criminals.
In 2008, the series began airing on the Sleuth network.[1]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Con Job" | Donald Petrie | Story by : Reggie Rock Bythewood & Ice-T & Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy Teleplay by : Shaun Cassidy | October 17, 1997 |
| 2 | "Con Law" | Jace Alexander | Teleplay by : Ron Lux Story by : Ed Zuckerman & Ron Lux | October 24, 1997 |
| 3 | "In Concert" | Allan Arkush | Ethlie Ann Vare | October 31, 1997 |
| 4 | "Con Artist" | Jim Charleston | Gerry Conway | November 7, 1997 |
| 5 | "Contact Sport" | Michael Lange | Randy Anderson | November 14, 1997 |
| 6 | "Con Amore" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 1997 |
| 7 | "Rashocon" | Unknown | Unknown | December 5, 1997 |
| 8 | "Three of a Con" | Unknown | Unknown | December 12, 1997 |
| 9 | "Mint Condition" | Jace Alexander | Story by : Randy Anderson Teleplay by : Randy Anderson & Ron Lux | January 2, 1998 |
| 10 | "Confidence Man" | Unknown | Unknown | January 9, 1998 |
| 11 | "Contraband" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1998 |
| 12 | "Continental" | Unknown | Unknown | March 6, 1998 |
| 13 | "Wrath of Con" | Jefery Levy | Alan Cross & Tom Spezialy | March 13, 1998 |
| 14 | "Con-Strained" | Richard Compton | Story by : Kevin Stevens Teleplay by : Stan Berkowitz | March 20, 1998 |
| 15 | "Conspiracy" | Unknown | Unknown | March 27, 1998 |
| 16 | "Contamination" | Greg Yaitanes | Gerry Conway | April 3, 1998 |
| 17 | "Conundrum" | Unknown | Unknown | April 10, 1998 |
| 18 | "Con Vivants" | Unknown | Unknown | April 17, 1998 |
