Boomtown - Season 1 - Eps 1: Pilot
The circumstances leading to the murder of a teenager and the wounding of a little girl in a drive-by shooting unwind from the points of view of the deputy district attorney, police, paramedics and reporters who report to the scene, and finally, that of one of the perpetrators and his grandfather. David McNorris, the deputy district attorney, manipulates the tragedy to feed his insatiable appetite for power, prestige, and media exposure. Detectives Joel Stevens and Bobby ""Fearless"" Smith and Officers Ray Hechler and Tom Turcotte encounter protective parents, traffic accidents, and a near-drowning as they investigate the shooting and track down the teenaged suspects. Paramedic Teresa Ortiz tends to the wounded young girl and provides the detectives with the information they need to solve the case. Reporter Andrea Little flirts with danger as she strikes up a conversation with her lover's wife to get one scoop on the story, and shows humanity when she refuses to capitalize on a man's gri
About Boomtown
Title: Boomtown
First Air Date: 2002-09-29
Last Air Date: 2003-12-28
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 17 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 24
Network: NBC
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Action & Adventure
Production Companies: Nemofilms, DreamWorks Television, NBC Studios
Synopsis
Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.
Cast
Donnie Wahlberg
Detective Joel Stevens
Neal McDonough
Assistant District Attorney David McNorris
Mykelti Williamson
Police Department Detective II Bobby 'Fearless' Smith
Gary Basaraba
Police Department Police Officer III Ray Hechler
Lana Parrilla
Teresa Ortiz, paramedic in season one, rookie police officer in season two
Jason Gedrick
Police Department Police Officer II Tom Turcotte
