Swift Justice (1996)
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Cast & Crew.
James McCaffrey
Mac Swift
Emerson St. John
Officer Williams
Dick Wolf
Creator
Tony Darrow
Vietor
Alex Kilgore
Danny Boy
Frank Pellegrino
Carruthers
Joe Lisi
Frank Lucinda
Sarah Knowlton
Sarah Warburg
Peter Stormare
Johnny D.
Frederick King Keller
Director
Jace Alexander
Director
Oscar L. Costo
Director
Matthew Penn
Director
Gary Glasberg
Writer
Christian Baskous
McCusker
P.J. Brown
Manning
Details.
Release DateMarch 13, 1996
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes13
Running Time1h
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Swift Justice is an American detective drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Richard Albarino. It aired for one season on United Paramount Network (UPN) from March 13 to July 17, 1996. It follows former Navy SEAL Mac Swift (James McCaffrey), a private investigator who was fired from the New York City Police Department. He receives support from his former partner Detective Randall Patterson (Gary Dourdan) and his father Al Swift (Len Cariou). Completed on a limited budget, episodes were filmed on location in New York.
Critics noted Swift Justice's emphasis on violence, specifically in the pilot episode's opening sequence, comparing it to the crime drama The Equalizer (1985–1989) and the 1988 film Die Hard. UPN canceled the program after receiving complaints from viewers, advertisers, and critics of its violent scenes. Wolf considered the cancellation a mistake due to the show's good ratings. The series was praised for its visuals and McCaffrey's performance, but criticized as being either too violent or formulaic.