Series synopsis
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series that premiered on NBC on February 2, 2003. It ended on February 18, 2003. It was created by David Mills. It stars Yancey Arias, Sheryl Lee, Bobby Cannavale and Angela Alvarado.
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band ...
Premise
Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Yancey Arias as Miguel Cadena
- Sheryl Lee as Marlene McDillon Cadena
- Bobby Cannavale as Chato Cadena
- Angela Alvarado as Delia Flores
- Brian Benben as Dr. Heywood Klein
- Shay Roundtree as Junie Gatling
- Neko Parham as Shawn Williams
- Eduardo Palomo as Capt. Lazareno
Supporting cast
- Ruben Carbajal as Joey Cadena
Guest cast
- Wings Hauser as Doug Duffy
- Sam Ball
- Deirdre Lovejoy
- Delilah Cotto
- Kevin Chamberlin
- Reni Santoni
- Pepe Serna
- Sean Young as Lorelei Klein
- Scott Adsit
- Danny Trejo
- Martha Smith
- Ismael 'East' Carlo
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 6 | February 2, 2003 | February 18, 2003 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter Seventy-Eight |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot SERIES PREMIERE--CHANGE IN POWER LOOMS IMMINENT IN DRUG CARTEL FAMILY-- As family leader Tio Jorge (guest star Pepe Serna) deteriorates in exile, the next generation of a powerful drug cartel family strategizes to take over 'La Corporacion,' a multi-million dollar business. Stanford-educated Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) is poised to take the reigns, but Jorge's son Ernesto (guest star Jacob Vargas) presents a challenge that requires the efforts of Miguel as well as his brother Chato (Bobby Cannavale) and wife Marlene (Sheryl Lee) to confront. Meanwhile, DEA agent Delia Flores (Angela Alvarado Rosa) faces setbacks as she works her contacts within the drug world to close in on the massive cartel. Brian Benben and Ruben Carbajal also star. TV-14 |
February 2, 2003 |
| 2 |
El Velorio Ernesto's ""murder"" puts Miguel in control of the cartel and at odds with a pair of associates opposed to his new role. Meanwhile, Klein turns to a client (Darius McCrary) for help in getting out of the trade; and Delia steps up her plan to avenge her partner's murder. Lupita: Elpidia Carrillo. Manny: Danny Trejo. Tio Beto: Miguel Sandoval. Marlene: Sheryl Lee. |
February 4, 2003 |
| 3 |
Black Magic Woman As Miguel is warned by Lupita, who forsees of a black cloud looming over his impending deal with a Thai heroin cartel; Delia is crushed after she's transferred out of El Paso. Klein's ex-wife (Sean Young) comes back with a high-priced demand that forces the doctor to take drastic action. |
February 9, 2003 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 2, 2003 |
| Last aired | February 18, 2003 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |