Kingpin (TV series)

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Kingpin

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Genre Crime, drama
Running time approx. 60 minutes per episode
Creator(s) David Mills
Starring Yancey Arias
Sheryl Lee
Ruben Carbajal
Bobby Cannavale
Angela Alvarado Rosa
Brian Benben
Shay Roundtree
Country of origin United States
Original channel NBC
Original run 2 February 200318 February 2003
No. of episodes 6 episodes
IMDb profile

Kingpin was an American crime/drama mini-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 Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) 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 "Mas" by the Mexican band Kinky.

Kingpin cast
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Kingpin cast

Brief Cast:

  • Yancey Arias as Miguel Cadena
  • Sheryl Lee as Marlene McDillon Cadena
  • Ruben Carbajal as Joey Cadena
  • Bobby Cannavale as Chato Cadena
  • Angela Alvarado Rosa as Delia Flores
  • Brian Benben as Dr. Heywood Klein
  • Shay Roundtree as Junie Gatling
  • Neko Parham as Shawn Williams

Kingpin Episode Titles: (Aired titles only)

  1. Pilot (aired 02/02/03)
  2. El Velorio (aired 02/04/03)
  3. Black Magic Woman (aired 02/09/03)
  4. French Connection (aired 02/11/03)
  5. The Odd Couple (aired 02/16/03)
  6. Gimme Shelter (aired 02/18/03)

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