Jonny Zero
| Jonny Zero | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Action Crime drama |
| Created by | Ken Sanzel R. Scott Gemmill |
| Starring |
Franky G GQ Brennan Hesser |
| Composer(s) | John McCarthy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
John Wells Llewellyn Wells R. Scott Gemmill Mimi Leder |
| Location(s) | New York |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
John Wells Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | January 14 – March 4, 2005 |
Jonny Zero is an American action-crime drama television series that aired on the Fox network in 2005. It starred Franky G, GQ, and Brennan Hesser. It was cancelled after eight episodes.
Jonny Calvo (Franky G) served four years in Sing-Sing Prison for killing a man. After release, he is determined to stay out of the criminal life; however his old boss, Garrett (Ritchie Coster), tries to lure him back to crime. FBI Agent Stringer (Chris Bauer) wants Jonny to be his informant so he can arrest Garrett on numerous criminal charges.
Upon his release from prison, Jonny tries to prove to his ex-wife and son that he is reliable, but his past catches up with him, causing him to have minimal contact with them. His parole officer, Gloria (Aunjanue Ellis), orders Jonny to find a job upon his release and soon Jonny ends up mopping floors at Captain Jack's, a pirate-themed restaurant for children. He soon meets another employee who calls himself, Random (GQ). The two soon become friends and Jonny decides that he will use his street smarts to help other people in need by starting his own private eye business. Random follows suit and allows Jonny to stay at his apartment. However, being a small private business, the money from clients is minimal and Jonny reluctantly decides to work for Garrett again, but making sure that crime will play no part in getting him thrown back in prison.
Jonny is soon sought after by a father looking for his daughter, Danni a.k.a. "Velvet" (Brennan Hesser) who works at strip joints and goth clubs. After much complications, she stops working at clubs and forms a friendship with Jonny and Random.
The series concentrates on Jonny trying to redeem himself by helping other people in need, staying away from crime and proving to his ex-wife and son that he has changed.
Fox aired only eight of the thirteen episodes, but during the show's run, the episodes were aired out of order causing continuity errors. Fox canceled the series due to poor ratings as the show was put on the Friday night death slot.
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