''K-Ville'' (an abbreviation of ''Katrinaville'')Dave Walker
Lights, camera, 'K-Ville' action
''The Times-Picayune'', May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2007. is an American

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television series that aired from September 17 to December 17, 2007, on Fox, created by executive producer Jonathan Lisco, centering on policing

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans

after Hurricane Katrina. Deran Sarafian directed the pilot. On May 15, 2008, the series was canceled.

Production notes

The pilot episode was written by Lisco (who also served as executive producer), directed by Deran Sarafian, and stars Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet and

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as Trevor Cobb, partners who "have conflicting ideas about how to handle the city's problems."K-Ville
''TV.com''. Retrieved May 19, 2007. The pilot also features John Carroll Lynch, Tawny Cypress and

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. The first episode featured a 1970 Pontiac Catalina as the getaway car early in the show. The show had permission to use the official New Orleans Police Department logos, particularly the unique "star and crescent" badge design, and was filmed on location in the city in March and April 2007. According to the NOPD's public integrity bureau, the production emphasizes the "good work that the men and the women of the Police Department performed fter Katrina which was not portrayed by much of the media." Lisco, a former lawyer who has previously written scripts for '' The District'' and '' NYPD Blue'', did several ride-alongs with the New Orleans Police Department before writing a script for the pilot. It was during one such ride-along that he spotted some graffiti sporting the shorthand for "Katrinaville" that became the show's title. In order to promote the series, Fox made the pilot episode available for streaming on a number of television media websites on August 22, 2007.
Headline Planet.com – Exclusive: Watch The Premiere of Fox's New Show "K-Ville" Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, Writers Guild of America strike, ''K-Ville'' shut down production and only 11 of the 13 episodes were produced. The show did not appear on Fox's midseason schedule.Dave Walker
K'Ville shuts down; show's future in doubt
''The Times-Picayune'', 8 November 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.

Cast and characters

* Anthony Anderson as Marlin Boulet *

as Trevor Cobb * Tawny Cypress as Ginger "Love Tap" LeBeau *

as Jeff Gooden * John Carroll Lynch as Capt. James Embry *Maximiliano Hernandez as Billy Faust

Broadcast history

Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, the series was officially greenlit and given a thirteen-episode order on May 11, 2007. It premiered on September 17, 2007, on Fox, and was also broadcast by Fox8 and Channel Ten in

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, E! in

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and Five USA in the UK.

Episodes

U.S. Nielsen weekly ratings

References

External links

Official Site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:K-Ville (Tv Series) 2000s American crime drama television series 2007 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings American action television series Fox Broadcasting Company original programming Serial drama television series Television series about Hurricane Katrina Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television shows set in New Orleans Fictional portrayals of the New Orleans Police Department