''Traffic: The Miniseries'' is a 2004 three-part feature on the United States cable channel
USA Network
USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...
, featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all.
Production
The miniseries was inspired by the 1989
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a fourth television service ...
UK television miniseries ''
Traffik
''Traffik'' is a 1989 British television serial about an illegal drug trade. Its three stories are interwoven, with arcs told from the perspectives of Afghan and Pakistani growers, dealers and manufacturers, German dealers, and British users. ...
'' and the 2000
motion picture ''
Traffic
Traffic comprises pedestrians, vehicles, ridden or herded animals, trains, and other conveyances that use public ways (roads) for travel and transportation.
Traffic laws govern and regulate traffic, while rules of the road include traffi ...
'' directed by
Steven Soderbergh.
Reception
The American version was nominated for three
Emmy Awards.
References
External links
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2000s American television miniseries
Live action television shows based on films
USA Network original programming
2004 American television series debuts
2004 American television series endings
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