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Street Hawk

THE MAN... THE MACHINE...

PG
TV series
1985
1 season
ABC
Action & Adventure
Mystery
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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7.0 TMDB worldwide · 107 ratings

Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

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Street Hawk is an American action television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The show follows Jesse Mach (Rex Smith), an ex-motorcycle cop recruited for a top-secret government project to ride an advanced "all-terrain attack motorcycle" designed to fight urban crime. Created by Paul M. Belous and Robert Wolterstorff, with its core format developed by producer Bruce Lansbury, the series was produced by Limekiln and Templar in association with Universal Television at a cost of approximately $1 million per episode.

The 70-minute pilot featured Christopher Lloyd as a villain and was scored by Tangerine Dream, who provided the electronic soundtrack for the series. Originally planned for the fall of 1984, the series was pushed to mid-season after Call to Glory performed well in its intended slot. Street Hawk premiered on January 4, 1985, and ran until May 16, 1985. Despite its short run, the series was sold to 42 countries worldwide.

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