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series that aired from 2000 to 2001 on TNN. It starred

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as federal agent Michael Cates (posing as a truck driver, with a

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), and

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as Jacob Calder, the crime boss Cates was chasing. The episodes followed a format not unlike ''

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'' or '' The Fugitive'' or The Rebel, in that the wandering Cates would meet and interact with different people and help them with their particular problems before moving on. The series was distributed by

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, and was filmed at

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Cast

as Michael Cates / Chance Bowman *

as Jacob Calder *

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as Burton Hardesty *

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as Celia "Cie" Baxter

Episodes

Season 1 (2000)

Season 2 (2001)

References

External links

* Television series by CBS Studios 2000 American television series debuts 2001 American television series endings 2000s American crime drama television series The Nashville Network original programming English-language television shows Television shows based on books Television shows set in San Diego {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub