''The Bannen Way'' is an American

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starring

Mark Gantt Mark Willingham Gantt IV (born December 10, 1968) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. Gantt is best known for his role as Neal Bannen in the series ''The Bannen Way''. Gantt grew up in Stockton, California, and comes from a law ...

as Neal Bannen, a third generation criminal who wants to get out of the con man lifestyle he's been living. The show officially premiered on

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on January 6, 2010, but the first three episodes began streaming on December 23, 2009 to qualify for the

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. The fact that this series, along with several others, were regionally geoblocked led to a controversy over eligibility for the Streamys because it was not made fully available on the World Wide Web. The controversy led to a ruling by the Streamys that geoblocked web series are eligible. ''The Bannen Way'' is a production of

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. The executive producers are Mark Gantt and Jesse Warren. Gantt's co-stars are

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, Gabriel Tigerman,

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, and

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. Episodes were streamed weekdays through January 22, 2010. It was not renewed for a second season. The entire series was released onto DVD as a movie on July 20, 2010.

Plot

Neal Bannen is a charming con-man with a police chief for a father (

), a mob boss for an uncle (

), and a weakness for fine women. He wants to turn his life around and leave the criminal lifestyle for the straight and narrow, but after gambling away the funds he had earmarked to pay off his final debts, Bannen must accept one more job working for his uncle, Mr. B, to retrieve a mysterious box. To complete the job, Bannen solicits the help of his college-aged, techy sidekick Zeke (Gabriel Tigerman), and Madison (

), a beautiful and street savvy thief.

Cast

*Mark Gantt as Neal Bannen *

as Madison *Gabriel Tigerman as Zeke *

as Mr. B *

as Chief Bannen * Michael Lerner as The Mensch *Ski Carr as Sonny Carr

Episodes

References

External links

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