Miami Vice
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One variation of the title screen, which changed the secondary color (present in the word Vice and the glow around the text) throughout the intros | |
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| Created by | Anthony Yerkovich |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Jan Hammer |
| Opening theme | "Miami Vice Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Miami Vice Theme" |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 114 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | John Nicolella (seasons 1–2) |
| Running time | 46–49 minutes, plus three 96-minute episodes (excluding commercials) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 16, 1984 – January 25, 1990 |
Miami Vice is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC. The series stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, Florida. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from September 16, 1984 to June 28, 1989, airing on Friday nights at the 10:00 p.m. standard time slot.
Unlike traditional police procedurals, Miami Vice drew heavily upon 1980s culture, specifically noting its integration of contemporary pop and rock music, contemporary sports cars (such as the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach), and stylish or stylized visuals. People magazine states that Miami Vice was the "first show to look really new and different since color TV was invented". Decades later, Miami Vice would serve as a direct inspiration for Rockstar North during the development of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002).
USA Network began airing reruns of Miami Vice on cable in 1988 and broadcast a previously unaired episode during its syndication run of the series on January 25, 1990. Producer Michael Mann also directed a modernized film adaptation based on the series, which was released in July 2006. In 2025, a new film adaptation directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Dan Gilroy was announced.