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Viper

Viper

S1 · E1

IMDB:

6.1
Viper

Released

1/2/1994

Duration

0h 45m

Genre

Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Country

United States

Cast

James McCaffrey, Heather Medway, Joe Nipote

Overview

Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.

Episodes

PilotEP 1Available

Pilot

90m10.0

City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.

Once a Thief ...EP 2Available

Once a Thief ...

50m0.0

Joe faces a terrifying choice when the doctor who performed memory-altering surgery on him offers to restore his criminal identity.

GhostsEP 3Available

Ghosts

50m0.0

Joe's former partner in crime (Jason Carter) is sprung from prison by the Outfit in order to locate the Viper.

Safe as HousesEP 4Available

Safe as Houses

50m0.0

Nate Benedict, a Mob Boss who is about to be tried for various crimes, fakes his own death. He starts over in a small town to lay low and continue his criminal operations. The residents of Mesa Rose, the small town Benedict takes over, are powerless against Benedict's strong reach. The Viper turns out to be 'the great equalizer'.

FirehawkEP 5Available

Firehawk

50m0.0

As part of a plan to destroy the Viper, the Outfit kidnaps Julian and forces him to upgrade its own urban assault vehicle.

Mind GamesEP 6Available

Mind Games

50m0.0

After Frankie is injured in a suspicious car crash, the Viper team uncovers a plot to hijack a transport loaded with highly contagious diseases.

The FaceEP 7Available

The Face

50m0.0

"The Face", a famous hit man, has just been released from prison. His plans to go straight are jeopardized when his former employer kidnaps his wife to force him to do one last hit! Through the Consortium, he asks Joe Astor for help.

Wheels of FireEP 8Available

Wheels of Fire

50m0.0

Joe falls for the inventor of a highly efficient car battery, but painful memories of his murdered fiancee surface when her life is threatened. Meanwhile, the discovery of a long-lost concept car shocks everyone.

Past TenseEP 9Available

Past Tense

50m0.0

The Viper team must crack a ring that abducts youths and molds them into specialized criminals. Meanwhile, Joe encounters a special someone from his past.

ScoopEP 10Available

Scoop

50m0.0

Joe teams with a police detective--a suspected vigilante--to find the culprit behind the murder of Outfit thugs.

Thief of HeartsEP 11Available

Thief of Hearts

50m0.0

An artificial heart that will save the life of a young girl is stolen.

Crown of ThornsEP 12Available

Crown of Thorns

50m0.0

A foreign dignitary visiting the U.S. becomes the new target of the assassin who previously killed her father.

Cast

James McCaffrey

Michael Payton / Joe Astor

James McCaffrey

Heather Medway

Cameron Westlake

Heather Medway

Joe Nipote

Frankie Waters

Joe Nipote

J. Downing

Sherman Catlett

J. Downing

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