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Hunter is an American police drama television series created by Frank Lupo, and starring Fred Dryer as Sgt. Rick Hunter and Stepfanie Kramer as Sgt. Dee Dee McCall, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1991. However, Kramer left after the sixth season to pursue other acting and musical opportunities. In the seventh season, Hunter partnered with two different women officers. The titular character, Sgt. Rick Hunter, was a wily, physically imposing, and often rule-breaking homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show's main characters, Hunter and McCall, resolve many of their cases by shooting dead the perpetrators. The show's executive producer during the first season was Stephen J. Cannell, whose company produced the series.
Acting
Fred Dryer's deadpan delivery makes absurd violence weirdly charming.
Writing
Cannell's snappy dialogue before he perfected the formula elsewhere.
Creator
Frank Lupo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fred Dryer was an actual NFL defensive end before becoming TV's most trigger-happy detective. The physicality was real.
This show helped establish the 'loose cannon cop who doesn't play by the rules' archetype that dominated 80s television. Every subsequent buddy cop owes it a debt.
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