TriBeCa (TV series)


TriBeCa was a television drama anthology series created by David J. Burke and co-produced with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for TriBeCa Productions in 1993 that aired on the Fox Network. The series theme song, "Keep It Going," was performed by the alternative hip hop artist Me Phi Me.
For his performance in the lead role of Martin McHenry in the season opener, "The Box," Laurence Fishburne won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Noted for attracting “actors, screenwriters and directors of uncommon quality,” and set in New York City's lower Manhattan neighborhood of TriBeCa, the series was aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company. The cast, with series regulars Philip Bosco and Joe Morton, included Eli Wallach, Kevin Spacey, Kathleen Quinlan, Melanie Mayron, Judith Malina, Carl Lumbly, Richard Lewis, Carol Kane, Debbie Harry, Dizzy Gillespie and Danny Aiello III.
Directors and screenwriters included David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason, John Mankiewicz of the prolific Mankiewicz family, Barry Primus, Bryan Spicer, Jeffrey Solomon and several actors in the series, among others.

Episodes

TriBeCa aired seven episodes in its single 1993 season:
  1. "The Box". Laurence Fishburne, Carl Lumbly, Victoria Dillard, Kiely Williams et al.
  2. "Honor". Stephen Lang, Keith David, Tamara Tunie et al.
  3. "The Hopeless Romantic". Peter Boyle, Cara Buono, Ron Eldard et al.
  4. "Heros Exoletus". Ernie Hudson, Kathleen Quinlan, Casey Siemaszko, Kevin Spacey et al.
  5. "The Rainmaker". Jesse Bradford, Betty Buckley, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lisa Eichhorn, Richard Kiley et al.
  6. "The Loft". Dizzy Gillespie, Debbie Harry, Bill Irwin, Rya Kihlstedt et al.
  7. "Stepping Back". Adam Arkin, Eileen Brennan, Carol Kane, Richard Lewis, Melanie Mayron, Eli Wallach et al.