Kingpin (2003)

Action · Crime · Drama

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

IMDb rating: 7.5 (1,253 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Yancey Arias Miguel Cadena
Sheryl Lee Marlene McDillon Cadena
Bobby Cannavale Chato Cadena
Angela Alvarado Delia Flores
Brian Benben Dr. Heywood Klein
Shay Roundtree Junie Gatling

Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.77 avg 6 episodes 8.2 → 7.7 49 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.2	23
2	El Velorio	7.9	18
3	Black Magic Woman	7.8	17
4	French Connection	7.5	16
5	The Odd Couple	7.5	16
6	Gimme Shelter	7.7	18