The Beat (TV series)

The Beat
Created by	Tom Fontana
Starring	Derek Cecil Mark Ruffalo Poppy Montgomery Tom Noonan Lea DeLaria Luis Guzman Lee Tergesen
Country of origin	USA
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (7 unaired)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	The Levinson/Fontana Company Viacom Productions
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	March 21 – April 25, 2000

The Beat is a UPN drama series which was produced by Viacom Productions and premiered on March 21, 2000 and ended after only six episodes a month later on April 25. Seven additional episodes were produced although they have never aired.

The series focuses on the day-to-day experiences of two uniformed police officers, Mike Dorrigan (Derek Cecil) and Zane Marinelli (Mark Ruffalo), of the NYPD and their attempts to deal with day-to-day life and work in New York City.

The series was produced by many people who worked on Homicide: Life on the Street including Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Anya Epstein, Eric Overmyer, Irene Burns and Jim Finnerty. Many of the producers also collaborated on Oz including Barry Levinson, Tom Fontana, Irene Burns and Jim Finnerty.

The series is also notable as being one of the many series in which the character Det. John Munch, played by Richard Belzer, has appeared. The others include: Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, The X-Files, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, Arrested Development, and The Wire.

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