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Created by | Jeff Eastin |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 81 (list of episodes) |
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Location(s) | New York City, New York |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 42 minutes |
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Distributor | 20th Television |
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Original network | USA Network |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Surround |
Original release | October 23, 2009 | – December 18, 2014
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White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a highly intelligent and multitalented con artist working as Burke's criminal informant. Willie Garson and Tiffani Thiessen also star. The show premiered on October 23, 2009, and has aired six complete seasons, with the final season concluding on December 18, 2014.
Neal Caffrey, a renowned con artist, forger, and thief, is captured after a three-year game of cat and mouse with the FBI, specifically Special Agent Peter Burke. With only three months left in his four-year sentence, he escapes to look for his girlfriend, Kate. Peter Burke once again finds Caffrey and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal to help Burke apprehend dangerous white collar criminals with the FBI as part of a work-release program. After some hesitation, Burke agrees. They thus begin their unconventional and testy relationship.
The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8 out of 10 based on 20 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "Featuring clever plotting and outstanding chemistry between its leads, White Collar is a witty, briskly-paced, caper series. On Metacritic, the series holds a 79 out of 100 based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
At the People's Choice Awards, White Collar was nominated in the categories of Favorite TV Obsession and Favorite Dramedy in 2011 and 2015. It was also nominated for Favorite TV Cable Drama between 2012-2014. Matt Bomer won the award for Favorite TV Cable Actor in 2015.Diahann Carroll was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama series at the Image Awards, in 2012 and 2014. At the TV Guide Awards, actors Tim DeKay and Matt Bomer were both nominated for Favorite Duo in 2012. At the NewNowNext Awards, Matt Bomer was nominated in the category of Cause You're Hot in 2010. Regan Mizrahi was nominated in the category of Best Performance in a TV series - Guest Starring Young Actor at the Young Artist Awards in 2012. The pilot received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama at the Casting Society of America Awards in 2010.