Future Cop (TV series)
Future Cop | |
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Genre | Science fiction |
Written by |
Allen S. Epstein Anthony Wilson |
Directed by | Jud Taylor |
Starring |
Ernest Borgnine Michael Shannon John Amos James Daughton |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
Production company(s) | Paramount Television |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | ABC |
Original run | 5 March 1977 – 30 April 1977 |
Future Cop is an American science fiction television series which starred Ernest Borgnine and Michael Shannon. It was based on the TV movie of the same name and predated RoboCop by ten years. The series was aired on ABC in 1976 and was re-piloted as "Cops and Robin" on NBC in 1978. A veteran street cop gets an experimental android that has been programmed by the police lab for his new partner.
List of Future Cop episodes with airdates
- "Future Cop" (May 1, 1976)
- "Fighting O'Haven" (March 5, 1977)
- "The Mad Mad Bomber, Part I" (March 25, 1977)
- "The Mad Mad Bomber, Part II" (March 25, 1977)
- "Girl on the Ledge" (April 7, 1977)
- "The Carlisle Girl" (April 22, 1977)
- "The Kansas City Kid" (April 30, 1977)
- "Cops and Robin" (March 28, 1978)
See also
To date, there have been four other short-lived American TV series with identical premises:
- Holmes & Yo-Yo (1976)
- Mann & Machine (1992)
- Total Recall 2070 (1999)
- Almost Human (2013)
External links
- Future Cop at the Internet Movie Database
- Future Cop at TV.com