Killer Instinct (TV series)

Killer Instinct
Also known as	Deviant Behavior The Gate
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Josh Berman
Starring	Johnny Messner Kristin Lehman Chi McBride
Composer(s)	Mark Morgan
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Ed Zuckerman Charlie Craig
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Fox Television Studios Regency Television
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	000000002016-09-23-0000September 23 – December 2, 2005 (2005-12-02)

Killer Instinct is an American crime drama television series filmed in Vancouver that originally aired on the Fox Network. The pilot episode aired on September 23, 2005,^[1] and the final episode aired on December 2, 2005.^[2]

Fox ordered 13 episodes, only nine of which were broadcast in the United States; the remaining four premiered in the UK on Five. The series also been broadcast in France, New Zealand, Croatia, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Japan, and Poland.

Premise

Johnny Messner plays Detective Jack Hale of the San Francisco Police Department. Hale has a history of causing tension in whatever department he is assigned to, as much for his abrasive nature towards co-workers as the direct and sometimes unsettling manner in which he conducts investigations. Hale's reputation is also worsened by the infamy of his father, a self-confessed serial killer currently serving life in prison. The gruesome nature of his father's crimes combined with Hale's attitude have led many of his co-workers to wonder if he will one day become a serial killer himself, a fear which Hale secretly shares. Nonetheless, it is this strong familiarity with serial killers that leads to Hale being recruited by the Deviant Crimes Unit.

The Deviant Crimes Unit's mission is to track down the perpetrators of unusual crimes within the city. Each new crime spree is investigated by the head of the unit, Lieutenant Matt Cavanaugh (Chi McBride) who judges whether the crime is "deviant" enough to be investigated by the DCU. In addition to Hale and Cavanaugh, the DCU employs Detective Danielle Carter (Kristin Lehman), whose analytical nature clashes both with the impulsive Hale and the subjective nature of their shared mission.

Cast

Main cast

• Johnny Messner as Det. Jack Hale
• Marguerite Moreau as Det. Ava Lyford ("Pilot" only)
• Kristin Lehman as Det. Danielle Carter (Episode 2 onward)
• Chi McBride as Lt. Matt Cavanaugh

Recurring cast

• Ramon De Ocampo as Harry Oka
• Jessica Steen as Dr. Francine Klepp
• Benita Ha as Riley
• Byron Lawson as Det. Lee

Episodes

The last four episodes were unaired in the United States and premiered in the UK on Five.

References

External links

• Killer Instinct at the Internet Movie Database
• Killer Instinct at TV.com