''Total Security'' is an American

drama Drama is the specific Mode (literature), mode of fiction Mimesis, represented in performance: a Play (theatre), play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on Radio drama, radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a g ...

television series created by

Steven Bochco Steven Ronald Bochco (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, mostly crime dramas, including '' Hill Street Blues''; ''L.A. Law''; '' Doogie Howser, M.D.''; ...

David Milch David Sanford Milch (born March 23, 1945) is an American writer and producer of television series. He has created several television shows, including ABC's ''NYPD Blue'' (1993–2005), co-created with Steven Bochco, and HBO's '' Deadwood'' (200 ...

Charles H. Eglee Charles Hamilton Eglee (born November 27, 1951) is an American film and television screenwriter and producer. He worked extensively for Steven Bochco productions throughout the 1990s. For Bochco productions he co-created '' Byrds of Paradise'' ...

and Theresa Rebeck. The series stars

James Remar William James Remar (born December 31, 1953) is an American actor. He has played numerous roles over a 45-year career, most notably Ajax in '' The Warriors'' (1979), Albert Ganz in '' 48 Hrs.'' (1982), Dutch Schultz in '' The Cotton Club'' (198 ...

, Jim Belushi, Debrah Farentino,

Tracey Needham Tracey Renee Needham (born March 28, 1967) is an American actress who has acted primarily in television roles such as Paige Thatcher on ''Life Goes On (TV series), Life Goes On'' (2nd–4th seasons; 1990–1993), Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Me ...

, Bill Brochtrup, Flex Alexander,

Tony Plana José Antonio Plana (born April 19, 1952) is a Cuban-American actor and director. He is known for playing Betty Suarez's father, Ignacio Suarez, on the ABC television show ''Ugly Betty'' and for voicing Manuel "Manny" Calavera in the video ga ...

and Kristin Bauer. The series aired on ABC from September 27 to November 8, 1997.

Cast

as Frank Cisco * Jim Belushi as Steve Wegman * Debrah Farentino as Jody Kiplinger *

as Ellie Jones * Bill Brochtrup as George LaSalle * Flex Alexander as Neville Watson *

as Luis Escobar * Kristin Bauer as Geneva Renault *

Jason Biggs Jason Matthew Biggs (born May 12, 1978) is an American actor. The accolades he has received include a Screen Actors Guild Awards, Screen Actors Guild Award, alongside nominations for a Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award and a Satellite Award ...

as Robbie Rosenfeld *Michael MacRae as Michael Miller *

George Wyner George Wyner (born October 20, 1945) is an American film and television actor. Wyner graduated from Syracuse University in 1968 as a drama major and was an in-demand character actor by the early 1970s. Wyner has made guest appearances in over 10 ...

as Norman Rosenfeld

Production

In February 1997, it was announced ABC had ordered a pilot from

called ''Total Security'' which would follow a team of private security specialists. The following month, it was announced Jim Belushi and

would be starring as the leads for the series. Belushi opted for ''Private Security'' after his dissatisfaction with the creative direction of a

sitcom A sitcom (short for situation comedy or situational comedy) is a genre of comedy produced for radio and television, that centers on a recurring cast of character (arts), characters as they navigate humorous situations within a consistent settin ...

project for ABC from

Chuck Lorre Charles Michael Lorre ( ; né Levine; born October 18, 1952) is an American television producer, writer, director, and composer. Nicknamed the "King of Sitcoms", Lorre has created/co-created and produced many sitcoms including '' Cybill'' (199 ...

titled ''It's Good To Be King'', that would've featured him as a

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

bar owner.

Episodes

References

External links

* {{Steven Bochco 1990s American drama television series 1997 American television series debuts 1997 American television series endings American English-language television shows American Broadcasting Company television dramas