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South Beach (1993)

Crime · Drama

South Beach was an American action/adventure series that aired on NBC during the summer of 1993. The series was created by Dick Wolf and Robert DeLaurentis and starred Yancy Butler, who had been the lead actress a year earlier in another failed Wolf/DeLaurentis series, Mann & Machine. Set in South Beach, Florida, the Modesty Blaise-inspired storyline had Butler playing Kate Patrick, a thief who, along with her partner Vernon, is given the choice of going to jail or working for a government agency run by a man named Roberts. The series saw Kate and Vernon take on various missions for Roberts, which usually called on the duo to make use of their skills as thieves. The series also co-starred Patti D'Arbanville. The first episode guest-starred the British actor, Christopher Bowen as Dimitriev. Seven episodes were produced of this series, but only six were aired.

IMDb rating
7.8 (120 votes)
Episode average
9.6 +1.8 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1993)

9.56 avg 7 episodes 9.4 → 9.7

Ep 1: 9.4 · 78 votesEp 2: 9.4 · 77 votesEp 3: 9.6 · 71 votesEp 4: 9.6 · 71 votesEp 5: 9.6 · 73 votesEp 6: 9.6 · 72 votesEp 7: 9.7 · 61 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Diamond in the Rough9.478
2Pirates of the Caribbean9.477
3Stake Out9.671
4Skin and bones9.671
5Wild Thing9.673
6I Witness9.672
7School for Scandal9.761