Zoe Busiek: Wild Card
| Wild Card | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | ''Zoe Busiek: Wild Card'' |
| Genre | Comedy-drama |
| Created by |
Lynn Marie Latham Bernard Lechowick |
| Starring |
Joely Fisher Chris Potter Vikki Krinsky Aislinn Paul Jamie Johnston |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 36 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lynn Marie Latham Bernard Lechowick Douglas Steinberg |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Fireworks Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Lifetime (United States) Global Television Network (Canada) |
| Original release | August 1, 2003 – July 16, 2005 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Wild Card (also known as Zoe Busiek: Wild Card) is an American comedy-drama series starring Joely Fisher. It was broadcast in the United States on Lifetime, and on the Global Television Network in Canada from August 2003 to July 2005.
Zoe Busiek is a former Las Vegas blackjack dealer whose life takes an unexpected turn when her sister dies in a car accident and she has to take care of her sister's three children, teenaged Taylor, preteen Cliff, and little kid Hannah. When the insurance company denies the family a financial settlement Zoe takes matters into her own hands, which leads her to a new career as an insurance fraud investigator with handsome former criminal Dan Lennox and serious but sweet Sophia Mason becoming her partners.
Each episode is centered on a particular case as well as Zoe's family life.
Sophia later becomes the boss. She leaves the show in the second season, along with Marcos, and is replaced by M. Pearl McGuire, who becomes Zoe's and Dan's sassy new boss.
The series, which is set in Chicago, Illinois (filmed in Toronto), was created and executive produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick. The theme song for the first season is performed by Amy Sky, while the theme song for the second season, "I Believe In Me," is performed by Cherie.
Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick, Linda Gase, and Thania St. John. Latham and Lechowick were fired as showrunners by the end of the first season, replaced by Doug Steinberg (formerly a consultant on Dawson's Creek).
The series was aired in syndication on the Lifetime Real Women network.
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