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Wiseguy

With friends like his who needs enemies

Starring: Steven Bauer, Jonathan Banks, Jim Byrnes, Cecil Hoffman, Maximilian Schell

Writer: Alfonse Ruggiero, David J. Burke

Release Date:
September 16, 1987
Ratings:
6.5 / 10
Creator:
Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell
Networks:

Overview

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.