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Kingpin (2003)

First aired February 2, 20031h/ep1 season · 6 epsEnded
6.2

23 votes

CrimeDrama

Overview

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

Created By

David Mills

Top Billed Cast

Yancey Arias

Yancey Arias

Miguel Cadena

Sheryl Lee

Sheryl Lee

Marlene McDillon Cadena

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Chato Cadena

Angela Alvarado

Angela Alvarado

Delia Flores

Brian Benben

Brian Benben

Dr. Heywood Klein

Shay Roundtree

Shay Roundtree

Junie Gatling

Neko Parham

Neko Parham

Shawn Williams

Eduardo Palomo

Eduardo Palomo

Capt. Lazareno

Ruben Carbajal

Ruben Carbajal

Joey Cadena

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Doug Duffy

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

English

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

February 18, 2003

Networks

NBC

Production

Spelling TelevisionKnee Deep ProductionsNBC Studios

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