Skag
| Skag | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Abby Mann |
| Written by | William A. Attaway Hindi Brooks Abby Mann Marsha Norman |
| Directed by | Edward Parone Frank Perry Allen Reisner |
| Starring | Karl Malden Piper Laurie Craig Wasson Peter Gallagher Leslie Ackerman Kathryn Holcomb George Voskovec Powers Boothe Frank Campanella Shirley Stoler |
| Composer | Bruce Broughton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (+ Pilot television movie) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Abby Mann Lee Rich |
| Producers | Douglas Benton Brad Dexter |
| Running time | 60 mins. (approx) |
| Production company | Lorimar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 6 – February 21, 1980 |
Skag is an American drama series that aired on NBC and starred Karl Malden. Skag originated as a three-hour television movie that aired on January 6, 1980 (as an installment of The Big Event). Over a week later, it then premiered as a weekly series, Thursdays at 10/9c, which ran from January 17, 1980, until its cancellation on February 21, 1980.
Skag focused on the life of a foreman at a Pittsburgh steel mill. Malden described his character, Pete Skagska, as a simple man trying to keep his family together. The series was created by Abby Mann, and executive produced by Mann and Lee Rich.