Deadline (2000)

Name: Deadline
Rating: 10.0

Rating: 10.0

Synopsis

Deadline is a television series which was shown on NBC in the 2000–2001 season. It starred Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton, who worked for the fictional New York Ledger. This was a daily newspaper which was seen in many episodes of Law & Order.

First Air Date: 2000-10-02

Last Air Date: 2001-04-07

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Created By: Dick Wolf

Networks: NBC

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Top Cast

Oliver Platt as Wallace Benton
Lili Taylor as Hildy Baker
Hope Davis as Brooke Benton
Damon Gupton as Charles Foster
Christina Chang as Beth Khambu
Tom Conti as Si Beekman
Bebe Neuwirth as Nikki Masucci
Chip Zien as Sammy Klein
Michael Gaston as Walter Fresco
Chris Beetem as Wentzel

Seasons

None (2000)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Pilot (2000-10-02)

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recruits college students to assist in uncovering headline stories.
Ep. 2: Lovers and Madmen (2000-10-09)

Benton investigates a renowned classical pianist who becomes romantically involved with Benton's estranged wife.
Ep. 3: Perception (2000-10-16)

Benton uncovers a link between the "accidental" shooting of an off-duty officer and a series of police beatings.
Ep. 4: Daniel in the Lion's Den (2000-10-23)

Benton learns that a candidate for city council is a convicted fugitive living under an assumed name.
Ep. 5: Howl (2000-10-30)

Benton becomes a suspect in the murder of a gangster's girlfriend after she spent the night at his place.
Ep. 6: The Old Ball Game (2001-03-17)

A wealthy woman goes missing, and the investigation uncovers more than anyone expected.
Ep. 7: Don't I Know You? (2001-03-17)

When Wallace probes the mob, Nikki's family connections and her past come back to haunt her and she is forced to choose between her father and her career. Abe Vigoda guest stars.
Ep. 8: The Undesirables (2001-03-24)

Wallace uncovers a politician's plot to sterilize female drug addicts
Ep. 9: Somebody's Fool (2001-03-24)

Benton investigates when a man is killed after creating a disturbance on a plane.
Ep. 10: The First Commandment (2001-03-31)

Benton is led astray while investigating the murder of a prominent rabbi's wife, causing him to delve into the holy man's background.
Ep. 11: Just Lie Back (2001-03-31)

Benton investigates the possibility that misogynistic comments by a radio disc jockey may have provoked a series of sexual assaults.
Ep. 12: Shock (2001-04-07)

Beth investigates a drug rehabilitation center that preys off its clientele by selling narcotics and condoning prostitution.
Ep. 13: Red Herring (2001-04-07)

Benton ends up afraid for his life and on his publisher's bad side when he dares to write a damning column on a stock scam run by the Russian mafia.