Series synopsis
The Cape is an American action & adventure drama television series that premiered on NBC on January 9, 2011. It ended on March 11, 2011. It was created by Tom Wheeler. It stars David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau and James Frain.
"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.
Premise
"The Cape" is a drama series following Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force, who finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. He is forced into hiding, leaving behind his wife Dana and son, Trip. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken Palm City, Vince Faraday becomes "The Cape" - his son's favorite comic book superhero - and takes the law into his own hands.
Premise: Suit up. Fight back.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Lyons as Vince Faraday / The Cape
- Keith David as Max Malini
- Summer Glau as Orwell
- James Frain as Peter Fleming / Chess
- Jennifer Ferrin as Dana Faraday
- Ryan Wynott as Trip Faraday
- Dorian Missick as Marty Voyt
- Martin Klebba as Rollo
Guest cast
- Eros Biox as Popo
- Eric Pierpoint as Tom Ross
- JoNell Kennedy as Donna
- Bryan Friday as Brooks
- Dennis Keiffer as Jenner
- Fernando Chien as ARK Trooper
- Judi Barton as Party Guest
- J. Teddy Garces as Scales Thug #1
- Peter Murnik as Officer #2
- Jerome Ro Brooks as Officer #3 (uncredited)
- Kristin Condon as Cell Phone Woman (uncredited)
- Christian Dias as Bank Employee (uncredited)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | November 21, 2010 | November 21, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 10 | January 9, 2011 | March 11, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behind the Scenes | November 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot Former police sergeant Vince Faraday is framed as notorious criminal Chess and left for dead at the hands of the corrupt ARK corporation's security. Mentored by Max Malini among a group of bank robbers who use carnival talents, Vince must leave behind his wife and son to fight against corruption in Palm City, including villains Chess and Scales. Under the guise of The Cape, Vince must trust mysterious blogger Orwell to help in the fight. |
January 9, 2011 |
| 2 |
Tarot Ark Corporation's aim is at prison privatization, but The Cape will battle Chess and his newest ally Chef to stop it. As Chess and Chef set their sites on Secretary for the Bureau of Prisons Patrick Portman, the Cape intervenes, barely surviving the encounter. Orwell, Max Malini, and the circus gang band together to help the Cape recover and also save Patrick. Aired the same date as the previous episode. |
January 9, 2011 |
| 3 |
Kozmo Max Malini's old friend Gregor Molotov has come to town, but not for a friendly visit. He is looking for whoever has the cape, and The Cape/Vince has to protect the carnies who took him in. Dana, Vince's wife, returns to work after grieving his loss and sees Palm City's corruption at work in the public defender's office. She also discovers there were witnesses when Vince vanished. |
January 17, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2011 |
| Last aired | March 11, 2011 |
| Runtime | 43 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |