''Karen Sisco'' is an American

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television series starring

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in the title role. The series was created by novelist

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, based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works, as well as one film adaptation, 1998's ''

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''. The series debuted on October 1, 2003 on ABC, and was canceled after ten episodes. As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on

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's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor. The show faced stiff competition from NBC's ''

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''. ''

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'' included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon".

Character history

Prior to the events of the series, the character appeared in two stories: * "Karen Makes Out", a 1996 short story, available in two collections: ''Murder for Love'', and ''When the Women Come Out to Dance, and Other Stories'' * ''Out of Sight'', a 1996 novel, and 1998 film wherein she was played by

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, and Marshall Sisco was played by Dennis Farina.

Cast

as Karen Sisco *

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as Marshall Sisco, Karen's father *

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as Amos Andrews, Karen's boss

Recurring

* Jeffrey De Serrano as Edwards * Frank Pesce as Sonny * Robert Deacon as Mordecai Jones * Obba Babatundé as Daniel Burden * Jake Mailey as Jethro

Production

Jason Smilovic Jason Smilovic is an American writer and executive producer, as well as the creator of the television series '' Karen Sisco'', '' Kidnapped'', '' My Own Worst Enemy'', and ''Condor''. He also wrote the film ''Lucky Number Slevin''. Smilovic grad ...

and Peter Lefcourt were co-executive producers and writers, with Smilovic having developed the series. Scott Frank, nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for ''Out Of Sight'', served as an executive consultant.

Episodes

International broadcasting

* – HRT * – TF1 * – TVN * –

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– MBC Action * – Star Channel * – Kanal 5 * –

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* – bTV * – Kanal A * – Radio Televisyen Malaysia 2 * – STAR World India

Connections to other media

Gugino appeared as "Karen Goodall" in the second episode of the third season of '' Justified'', which is also based on a work by Leonard. There, the character had been promoted to Assistant Director in the Marshals Service, and had married and divorced, taking and keeping the last name Goodall. This name change was necessary as FX did not own the rights to the Karen Sisco character, or her stories.

References

External links

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