Karen Sisco

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Karen Sisco
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Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco
Genre Crime drama
Based on Out of Sight
by Elmore Leonard
Developed by Jason Smilovic
Starring
Composer Jon Ehrlich
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network ABC
ReleaseOctober 1 (2003-10-01) 
December 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)

Karen Sisco is an American crime drama television series starring Carla Gugino in the title role. The series was created by novelist Elmore Leonard, based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works, as well as one film adaptation, 1998's Out of Sight . The series debuted on October 1, 2003 on ABC, and was canceled after ten episodes, with Gugino later reprising her role from the series in a 2012 third season episode of Justified .

Contents

As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor. The show faced stiff competition from NBC's Law & Order .[ citation needed ]

TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon". [1]

Character history

Prior to the events of the series, the character appeared in two stories:

Cast

Recurring

Production

Jason Smilovic and Peter Lefcourt were co-executive producers and writers, with Smilovic having developed the series. Scott Frank, nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out of Sight, served as an executive consultant.

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
1"Blown Away" Michael Dinner Story by: Elmore Leonard
Teleplay by: Bob Brush
October 1, 2003 (2003-10-01)9.13 [2]
2"Dumb Bunnies" Jeremy Kagan John Mankiewicz October 8, 2003 (2003-10-08)8.03 [3]
3"The One That Got Away"Michael Dinner Jason Smilovic October 15, 2003 (2003-10-15)7.86 [4]
4"Justice" John David Coles Story by: Charles H. Eglee
Teleplay by: Robert Palm
October 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)7.06 [5]
5"Nostalgia" Steve Miner Jason SmilovicOctober 29, 2003 (2003-10-29)7.68 [6]
6"Dear Derwood" Charles Haid Story by: Bob Brush
Teleplay by: Peter Lefcourt & Jason Smilovic
November 5, 2003 (2003-11-05)6.62 [7]
7"Nobody's Perfect" Michael Katleman Peter LefcourtNovember 12, 2003 (2003-11-12)6.70 [8]
8"Dog Day Sisco" Rick Wallace Sebastian Gutierrez November 19, 2003 (2003-11-19)N/A
9"No One's Girl" David Carson John Landgraf November 26, 2003 (2003-11-26)N/A
10"He Was a Friend of Mine" Kathryn Bigelow Peter LefcourtDecember 3, 2003 (2003-12-03)N/A

International broadcasting

Connections to other media

Gugino appeared as "Karen Goodall" in the second episode of the third season of Justified , which is also based on a work by Leonard. [9] There, the character had been promoted to Assistant Director in the Marshals Service, and had married and divorced, taking and keeping the last name Goodall. This name change was necessary as FX did not own the rights to the Karen Sisco character, or her stories. [10]

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  10. "'Justified' recap: Carla Gugino, an Elmore Leonard favorite, brings some sizzle". 24 January 2012.