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Players is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1997–1998. Co-created by Dick Wolf and Shaun Cassidy, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf. It was produced by Wolf Films in association with NBC and Universal Television. Players was cancelled after 18 episodes. Mia Korf stated that the show was unable to secure a permanent season due to programming restriction in place for the then-forthcoming 1998 Winter Olympics.
Original Release
10/17/1997 on NBC
US Release
10/17/1997
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Costas Mandylor | Alphonse Royo |
| Ice-T | Isaac 'Ice' Gregory |
| Frank John Hughes | Charlie O' Bannon |
| Mia Korf | Christine Kowalski |
| Gary Fredo | Cop |
| Demetri Fields | Malcom O'Conner |
| Demetri Fields | Malcolm O'Conner |
| Marta Martin | Ginny |
| James Harlow | Agent Sims |
| Miguel Sandoval | General Simon Lott |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Con Job | Friday, 17 October 1997 |
| 2 | Con Law | Friday, 24 October 1997 |
| 3 | In Concert | Friday, 31 October 1997 |
| 4 | Con Artist | Friday, 07 November 1997 |
| 5 | Contact Sport | Friday, 14 November 1997 |
| 6 | Con Amore | Friday, 21 November 1997 |
| 7 | Rashocon | Friday, 05 December 1997 |
| 8 | Three of a Con | Friday, 12 December 1997 |
| 9 | Mint Condition | Friday, 02 January 1998 |
| 10 | Confidence Man | Friday, 09 January 1998 |
| 11 | Con-traband | Friday, 16 January 1998 |
| 12 | Con-tinental | Friday, 06 March 1998 |
| 13 | Wrath of Con | Friday, 13 March 1998 |
| 14 | Con-strained | Friday, 20 March 1998 |
| 15 | Con-spiracy | Friday, 27 March 1998 |
| 16 | Con-tamination | Friday, 03 April 1998 |
| 17 | Con-undrum | Friday, 10 April 1998 |
| 18 | Con-Vivants | Friday, 17 April 1998 |
Directors
Jace Alexander, Joseph L. Scanlan, Richard Compton, Michael Vittes, Michael Lange, James Quinn, Jim Charleston, Frederick King Keller, Donald Petrie, Allan Arkush, Greg Yaitanes
Writers
Ethlie Ann Vare, Clyde Phillips, Ron Lux, Ed Zuckerman
Creators
Ice-T, Dick Wolf, Shaun Cassidy, Reggie Rock Bythewood
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Costas Mandylor | Alphonse Royo |
| Ice-T | Isaac 'Ice' Gregory |
| Frank John Hughes | Charlie O' Bannon |
| Mia Korf | Christine Kowalski |
| Gary Fredo | Cop |
| Demetri Fields | Malcom O'Conner |
| Demetri Fields | Malcolm O'Conner |
| Marta Martin | Ginny |
| James Harlow | Agent Sims |
| Miguel Sandoval | General Simon Lott |
| Stanley Anderson | Henry Chalmers |
| Rhonda Stubbins White | Mrs. Simms |
| Rhonda Stubbins White | Miss Gibbs |
| Anthony Rosselli | Hitman |
| Roger Eschbacher | Con Man |
| Murray Rubinstein | Jeff's Helper |
| Catherine MacNeal | Carol West |
| John Saint Ryan | Martin Daggett |
| Michael Bunin | Programmer |
| Leila Leigh | Emily Wessel |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dick Wolf | Executive Producer |
| Clyde Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Michael Vittes | Executive Producer |
| Ed Zuckerman | Executive Producer |
| Robert Lloyd Lewis | Producer |
| Gerry Conway | Producer |
| Alan Cross | Producer |
| Randy Anderson | Producer |
| Tom Spezialy | Producer |
| Kevin G. Cremin | Producer |
| Robert Rabinowitz | Producer |
| Patrick McKee | Producer |
| Arthur W. Forney | Producer |
