Level 9 (TV series)

Summary

Level 9 is an American science-fiction television series created by Michael Connelly and Josh Meyer that was broadcast on UPN from October 27, 2000, until January 26, 2001.

Level 9
Level 9 cast
GenreScience fiction
Created by
Starring
ComposerBrian Tyler
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (3 unaired)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Connelly
  • John Sacret Young
  • Josh Meyer
  • David Percelay
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkUPN
ReleaseOctober 27, 2000 (2000-10-27) –
January 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)

Plot edit

The series revolved around a secret agency within the government, staffed by government agents, tech-savvy geeks, and former criminal hackers, which is tasked with solving or preventing cyber crimes.

Cast edit

  • Fabrizio Filippo as Roland Travis, a former criminal hacker given a choice between prison and joining Level 9.
  • Kate Hodge as Annie Price, the Level 9 team leader and a former FBI agent.
  • Michael Joseph Kelly as Wilbert "Tibbs" Thibodeaux
  • Romany Malco as Jerry Hooten, formerly with the United States Postal Inspection Service.
  • Max Martini as Jack Wiley, an agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), a former army ranger who studied cyber-ops before joining the team in the second episode.
  • Kim Murphy as Margaret "Sosh" Perkins, born June 9, 1972, she was an internet model before she got into anti-cyber-crime.
  • Susie Park as Joss Nakano
  • Esteban Powell as Jargon, a few years ago he quit his high-school hacking club when they started getting into criminal hacking.
  • Tim Guinee as Det. John Burrows, he works closely with Level 9 in first episode, but did not return. (Max Martini's character filling the same general role)
  • Willie Garson as Bones, an expert on internet privacy and "big brother" who helps the team in the first two episodes.
  • Miguel Sandoval as Santoro Goff, the agency director in Washington D.C., with oversight of Level 9.

Production edit

Thirteen episodes were produced, ten of which were aired on UPN, before the program was canceled in January 2001 due to low ratings.[citation needed]

Episodes edit

No.Title [1]Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code [1]
1"Mail Call"Robert HarmonMichael Connelly & Josh MeyerOctober 27, 2000 (2000-10-27)001
2"DefCon"John Sacret YoungStory by : Josh Meyer & Michael Connelly
Teleplay by : Josh Meyer
November 3, 2000 (2000-11-03)002
3"Through the Looking Glass"Vincent MisianoStory by : Michael Connelly & Josh Meyer
Teleplay by : Michael Connelly
November 10, 2000 (2000-11-10)005
4"Reboot"Vincent MisianoPeter M. LenkovNovember 17, 2000 (2000-11-17)003
5"Digital Babylon"Aaron LipstadtStory by : John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne
Teleplay by : Neil Ingram & Daniel Pyne
November 24, 2000 (2000-11-24)008
6"Ten Little Hackers"Aaron LipstadtJordan Hawley & William SchifrinDecember 1, 2000 (2000-12-01)004
7"A Price to Pay"Jeffrey ReinerStory by : John Sacret Young & Jeannine Renshaw
Teleplay by : Jeannine Renshaw
December 8, 2000 (2000-12-08)006
8"Eat Flaming Death"Norberto BarbaCarla KettnerDecember 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)007
9"Wetware"Goran GajicPeter M. LenkovJanuary 19, 2001 (2001-01-19)009
10"Avatar"Whitney RansickPaul GuyotJanuary 26, 2001 (2001-01-26)010
11"Goff Goes Home"
"It's Magic"
John Sacret YoungStory by : John Sacret Young
Teleplay by : John Sacret Young & John Mankiewicz & Peter M. Lenkov & Jeannine Renshaw
Unaired011
12"The Programmer"Sarah Pia AndersonRobert WardUnaired012
13"Mob.com"Aaron LipstadtJordan Hawley & William SchifrinUnaired013

Broadcast and syndication edit

In August 2006, the Sci-Fi Channel acquired rerun rights to the series which was added to their schedule in June 2007. Sci-Fi aired the episodes never shown by UPN in February 2008.[citation needed]

Home media edit

On May 11, 2018, Visual Entertainment released Level 9- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[2]

Reception edit

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregated score of 45% based on 5 positive and 6 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: "Though it fortunately never takes it high-tech premise too seriously, Level 9 features stilted performances and an overreliance on genre formula."[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Level 9"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ Level 9 - TV Series
  3. ^ "Level 9 - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

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