The Big Easy (TV series)

The Big Easy
Title card
Genre
Based onThe Big Easy by Daniel Petrie Jr.
Developed byJacqueline Zambrano
Starring
Composers
  • David Torkanowsky
  • Joseph Vitarelli
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes35
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Blue André
  • David Calloway
Production locationsNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Camera setupFilm; Single-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUSA Network
ReleaseAugust 11, 1996 (1996-08-11) 
October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)

The Big Easy is an American crime drama series that was based on the 1987 film of the same name.

The show premiered on the USA Network on August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police detective lieutenant Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne, and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. It was developed by Jacqueline Zambrano, based on the characters created by Daniel Petrie Jr., who wrote the screenplay to the film and also was the executive producer of the series. Thirty-five episodes were broadcast over two seasons.

The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was shot on location.