''Lawless'' is an American

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television series created by Ken Sanzel for Fox. Notable for starring former

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player

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, it performed so poorly on television it was canceled after its premiere.

Premise

The series centers on John Lawless, an ex-special forces operative who became a motorcycle riding private investigator in

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Cast

as John Lawless *

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as Reggie *

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as Esther Hayes *Jay Amor as Manuel Oriba *Rus Blackwell as Todd *

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as Rico

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* {{IMDb title, id=0118383, title=Lawless 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings American English-language television shows Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Television series by Sony Pictures Television Television shows set in Miami Television series canceled after one episode American detective television series