L.A. Heat (TV series)
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| Genre | Action |
| Created by |
Joseph Merhi Richard Pepin |
| Written by | William Applegate, Jr. Joseph John Barmettler Joseph Merhi Richard Pepin Mark Sikes |
| Directed by | Joseph John Barmettler Art Camacho Bryan Goeres Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs Jerry P. Jacobs Cole S. McKay Kevin Mock Richard W. Munchkin Richard Pepin Robert Radler Joey Travolta Bill Tunnicliffe Paul G. Volk |
| Starring |
Wolf Larson Steven Williams Dawn Radenbaugh Renee Tenison |
| Composer(s) | Stephen Edwards Louis Febre John Gonzalez John Sponsler Alex Wilkinson |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
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| Executive producer(s) | George Shamieh |
| Running time | 60 mins. (approx) |
| Production company(s) | PM Entertainment Group, Inc. |
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| Original network | TNT |
| Original release | March 15 – May 19, 1999 |
L.A. Heat is an American action series starring Wolf Larson and Steven Williams as Los Angeles police detectives. The series aired on TNT from March 15, 1999.
Produced by PM Entertainment Group, Inc., L.A. Heat began filming 1996, in areas that included Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, San Diego, Long Beach and Hollywood. But due to the fact the show didn't have the backing of a major network, it was not picked up for domestic distribution in the U.S. It was instead sold overseas where, in its second season, it accomplished the impossible: it took the #1 spot away from Baywatch in Germany. The show was also popular in Lebanon after being broadcast on LBC, and was broadcast in other Arabic speaking countries. In France, the show was aired Monday through Friday at 6PM on M6 and reran several times since due to its popularity. The show's big budget car chases and explosions were in part sourced from out takes or scenes not used in feature films.
Due to financial troubles within PM Entertainment, production ended in 1998 after just two seasons. A year later, the show finally premiered in the U.S. when it was sold to the cable network TNT. All 48 episodes were shown Monday through Friday at 4PM for almost two years. Afterwards, airings became more and more sporadic, sometimes only a few times a week and in the early morning hours. When TNT's contract to run the show expired, it disappeared from the airwaves and has not been aired on American television since. In 2000, plans to resurrect the show for a third season were underway but ultimately fell through when financing could not be secured.
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