Air America | |
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Genre | Action/Adventure |
Created by | Philip DeGuere, Jr. |
Starring | Lorenzo Lamas Scott Plank Diana Barton |
Composer | Matt Peters |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 (4 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Herb Nanas Jeff Franklin Steve Waterman |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Franklin/Waterman Worldwide Santa Ventura Studios |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Original release | October 3, 1998 – May 22, 1999 |
Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, which premiered on October 3, 1998. [1] [2] The series is not based on the 1990 film Air America . [2] A hangar just west of the Camarillo Airport Tower in Camarillo, California, was used as a set during filming, although it has since been replaced with newer buildings.
The series concerns two undercover secret agents, Rio and Wiley, who assume a new role for the State Department as pilots who work for the Latin America airline Air America. They receive direct orders from the State Department to do various missions such as protecting witnesses, investigating international crime, and rescuing those in need.
Actor | Role |
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Scott Plank | Wiley Ferrell |
Lorenzo Lamas | Rio Arnett |
Diana Barton | Alison Straton |
Gilbert Montoya | Pablo |
Karmin Murcelo | Alma |
Philip McNulty | Tim |
Arthur Roberts | Jenner |
Shauna Sand Lamas | Dominique |
Charles Martinet | David Dixon |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Lost City" | Unknown | Unknown | October 3, 1998 |
2 | "Hostage City" | Dimitri Logothetis | Rico Gagliano & Jim McGrath | October 10, 1998 |
3 | "Crosshairs" | David Worth | Jim McGrath | October 17, 1998 |
4 | "Abduction" | David Worth | Alan Levy | October 24, 1998 |
5 | "Seller's Market" | Rex Piano | Alan Levy | October 31, 1998 |
6 | "Rebound" | Unknown | Unknown | November 7, 1998 |
7 | "The Hit" | Unknown | Unknown | November 14, 1998 |
8 | "High Noon in Costa Perdida" | Unknown | Unknown | November 21, 1998 |
9 | "Till Death" | Rex Piano | Rico Gagliano | November 28, 1998 |
10 | "Fever" | David Worth | Philip DeGuere, Jr. | December 5, 1998 |
11 | "The Witness" | Unknown | Unknown | January 16, 1999 |
12 | "Old Gold" | Gil Bettman | Story by : Ed Gold Teleplay by : Art Washington | January 23, 1999 |
13 | "Fear of Flying" | David Worth | Jim McGrath | January 30, 1999 |
14 | "Engraved Danger" | Unknown | Unknown | February 6, 1999 |
15 | "Catch-23" | Unknown | Unknown | February 13, 1999 |
16 | "Eye of the Storm" | Unknown | Unknown | February 20, 1999 |
17 | "The Court Martial of Rio Arnett" | Unknown | Unknown | February 27, 1999 |
18 | "The Rescue" | David Worth | Philip DeGuere, Jr. | March 27, 1999 |
19 | "Blown Away" | Unknown | Unknown | May 1, 1999 |
20 | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Unknown | Unknown | May 8, 1999 |
21 | "Red Sub" | Unknown | Unknown | May 15, 1999 |
22 | "American Gulag" | Unknown | Unknown | May 22, 1999 |
23 | "Betrayal" | Dimitri Logothetis | Philip DeGuere, Jr. | Unaired |
24 | "Safe Passage" | Dimitri Logothetis | Art Washington | Unaired |
25 | "The Cure" | Wayne Ewing | Jeremy Fine Bollinger | Unaired |
26 | "The Miracle" | Dimitri Logothetis | Stephen McPherson | Unaired |
On June 6, 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Air America: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. [3]
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