413 Hope St.

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413 Hope St.
Format Drama
Created by Damon Wayans
Dean Lorey
Janine Sherman
Starring Shari Headley
Jesse L. Martin
Kelly Coffield
Michael Easton
Stephen Berra
Dawn Stern
Vincent Laresca
Karim Prince
Richard Roundtree
Country of origin U.S.A.
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 1 hour
Broadcast
Original channel FOX
Original run September 11, 1997 – January 1, 1998
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

413 Hope St. is a short-lived drama that on the FOX network in the fall of 1997. The series was co-created by actor/comedian Damon Wayans, who made a stark departure from his usual comedic work.

[edit] Premise

413 Hope St. was named for the address of a New York City crisis center. Its founder, a successful corporate executive named Phil Thomas (Richard Roundtree), started the center in the building at the site where his teenage son was gunned down after refusing to relinquish his sneakers to a street thug.

The topics addressed by the series included drug addiction and recovery, HIV and AIDS, foster care, return to society after incarceration, and homelessness.

Despite widespread critical acclaim, the series was cancelled after 10 episodes, with its final broadcast airing on New Year's Day 1998.

[edit] Cast