Kingpin

6.1IMDb Score
Released:2003-02-02
Genre:Crime, Drama
Duration: min
Country:United States of America
Director:Daniel Sackheim
Actors:Yancey Arias, Sheryl Lee, Bobby Cannavale, Angela Alvarado, Brian Benben
Production:Spelling Television, Knee Deep Productions, NBC Studios

Overview:

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

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