Viper - Season 1 - Eps 1: Pilot
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.
About Viper
Title: Viper
First Air Date: 1994-01-02
Last Air Date: 1999-05-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.021/10 (from 47 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 78
Network: NBC Syndication
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Production Companies: Pet Fly Productions, Paramount Television, MEC Viper Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
James McCaffrey
Michael Payton / Joe Astor
Heather Medway
Cameron Westlake
Joe Nipote
Frankie Waters
J. Downing
Sherman Catlett
