The Big Easy (TV series)

The Big Easy is an American crime drama series that was based on the 1987 film of the same name.[1]

The Big Easy
Title card
Genre	Crime Drama
Based on	The Big Easy by Daniel Petrie Jr.
Developed by	Jacqueline Zambrano
Starring	Tony Crane Barry Corbin Eric George Susan Walters (season 1) Leslie Bibb (season 2)
Composers	David Torkanowsky Joseph Vitarelli
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	35 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Larry Jacobson Sonny Grosso Daniel Petrie Jr. Robert De Laurentiis
Producers	Blue André David Calloway
Production locations	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Camera setup	Film; Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Grosso-Jacobson Productions ITC Entertainment PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Release
Original network	USA Network
Original release	August 11, 1996 (1996-08-11) – October 12, 1997 (1997-10-12)

The show premiered on the USA Network on August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police detective lieutenant Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne, and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. It was developed by Jacqueline Zambrano, based on the characters created by Daniel Petrie Jr., who wrote the screenplay to the film and also was the executive producer of the series. Thirty-five episodes were broadcast over two seasons.

The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was shot on location.