Series synopsis
The Handler is an American drama crime television series that premiered on CBS on September 26, 2003. It ended on January 30, 2004. It was created by Chris Haddock. It stars Joe Pantoliano, Anna Belknap, Hill Harper and Lola Glaudini.
The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle young undercover officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, and Tanya Wright.
Belknap and Harper would reunite as costars on the drama CSI: New York beginning in 2005.
Premise
The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle young undercover officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, and Tanya Wright.
Belknap and Harper would reunite as costars on the drama CSI: New York beginning in 2005.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato
- Anna Belknap as Lily
- Hill Harper as Darnell
- Lola Glaudini as Heather
- Tanya Wright as Marcy
Guest cast
- Emilie de Ravin as Gina
- Art LaFleur
- Mike Starr as Artie Levy
- John Pyper-Ferguson as Carl
- Noel Gugliemi
- Ingrid Kavelaars
- John Berg
- Gina Gallego
- Ryan Kwanten
- Erin Torpey
- John Ortiz
- Chris Haddock
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 16 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 16 | September 26, 2003 | January 30, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot An FBI agent trains and handles agents who go under cover to solve crimes; Joe mourns the loss of one of his own as the dangers of the job become all too real. |
September 26, 2003 |
| 2 |
It's Only Rock and Roll Darnell and Heather go undercover to infiltrate a band of bank robbers making its way across the U.S.; Lily poses as a waitress to get the goods on a dirty judge in a case that gets personal for Joe. |
October 3, 2003 |
| 3 |
Bruno Comes Back Artie, Joe's friend, comes back into town, and offers Joe a business proposition. His plan is to dig a tunnel from a bookstore to the bank across the street right into the vault. Lily goes undercover as the bookstore owner to keep the customers distracted from what's going on in the basement with Joe and Bruno. Also, things get complicated when Joe's old flame shows up and wants to move in with him. |
October 10, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 26, 2003 |
| Last aired | January 30, 2004 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Friday at 21:00:00 |