Future Cop | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
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Directed by | Jud Taylor |
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Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | March 5 | – April 30, 1977
Future Cop is an American science fiction television series which starred Ernest Borgnine and Michael Shannon. It was based on the TV movie of the same name and predated RoboCop by ten years. The series was aired on ABC in 1977 and was re-piloted as "Cops and Robin" on NBC in 1978. A veteran street cop gets an experimental android that has been programmed by the police lab for his new partner.
On March 1, 2016, Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.
To date, there have been four other short-lived American TV series with identical premises: