Miami Vice is an
American television series produced by
Michael Mann for
NBC. The show became noted for its heavy integration and use of music and visual effects to tell a story. The series starred
Don Johnson and
Phillip Michael Thomas as two
Metro-Dade Police detectives working undercover in
Miami. It ran for five seasons on
NBC from 1984–1989. The
USA Network would later broadcast an unaired episode during its syndication run of the series on January 25, 1990.
Unlike standard
police procedurals, the show drew heavily upon 1980s
New Wave culture and music. It is recognized as one of the most influential television series of all time.
[ People Magazine stated that Miami Vice "was the first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented."][ The series currently airs on the Sleuth network in the United States, MBC Action in the Arab World, Men & Motors in the United Kingdom, Viasat 4 in Norway and TV7 in Bulgaria. As of February 2008, NBC has begun to post Miami Vice episodes online every Wednesday, with the option to download for a fee.][Miami Vice - NBC Official Site]
