| Level 9 | |
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 Level 9 cast | |
| Genre | Science fiction |
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| Composer | Brian Tyler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | UPN |
| Release | October 27, 2000 – January 26, 2001 |
Level 9 is an American science-fiction television series created by Michael Connelly and Josh Meyer that was broadcast on UPN from October 27, 2000, until January 26, 2001.
Plot
The series revolved around a secret agency within the government, staffed by government agents, tech-savvy geeks, and former criminal hackers, which is tasked with solving or preventing cyber crimes.
Cast
- Fabrizio Filippo as Roland Travis, a former criminal hacker given a choice between prison and joining Level 9.
- Kate Hodge as Annie Price, the Level 9 team leader and a former FBI agent.
- Michael Joseph Kelly as Wilbert "Tibbs" Thibodeaux
- Romany Malco as Jerry Hooten, formerly with the United States Postal Inspection Service.
- Max Martini as Jack Wiley, an agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), a former army ranger who studied cyber-ops before joining the team in the second episode.
- Kim Murphy as Margaret "Sosh" Perkins, born June 9, 1972, she was an internet model before she got into anti-cyber-crime.
- Susie Park as Joss Nakano
- Esteban Powell as Jargon, a few years ago he quit his high-school hacking club when they started getting into criminal hacking.
- Tim Guinee as Det. John Burrows, he works closely with Level 9 in first episode, but did not return. (Max Martini's character filling the same general role)
- Willie Garson as Bones, an expert on internet privacy and "big brother" who helps the team in the first two episodes.
- Miguel Sandoval as Santoro Goff, the agency director in Washington D.C., with oversight of Level 9.
Production
Thirteen episodes were produced, ten of which were aired on UPN, before the program was canceled in January 2001 due to low ratings.
Episodes
| No. | Title [1] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
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| 1 | "Mail Call" | Robert Harmon | Michael Connelly & Josh Meyer | October 27, 2000 | 001 |
| 2 | "DefCon" | John Sacret Young | Story by : Josh Meyer & Michael Connelly Teleplay by : Josh Meyer | November 3, 2000 | 002 |
| 3 | "Through the Looking Glass" | Vincent Misiano | Story by : Michael Connelly & Josh Meyer Teleplay by : Michael Connelly | November 10, 2000 | 005 |
| 4 | "Reboot" | Vincent Misiano | Peter M. Lenkov | November 17, 2000 | 003 |
| 5 | "Digital Babylon" | Aaron Lipstadt | Story by : John Mankiewicz & Daniel Pyne Teleplay by : Neil Ingram & Daniel Pyne | November 24, 2000 | 008 |
| 6 | "Ten Little Hackers" | Aaron Lipstadt | Jordan Hawley & William Schifrin | December 1, 2000 | 004 |
| 7 | "A Price to Pay" | Jeffrey Reiner | Story by : John Sacret Young & Jeannine Renshaw Teleplay by : Jeannine Renshaw | December 8, 2000 | 006 |
| 8 | "Eat Flaming Death" | Norberto Barba | Carla Kettner | December 15, 2000 | 007 |
| 9 | "Wetware" | Goran Gajic | Peter M. Lenkov | January 19, 2001 | 009 |
| 10 | "Avatar" | Whitney Ransick | Paul Guyot | January 26, 2001 | 010 |
| 11 | "Goff Goes Home" "It's Magic" | John Sacret Young | Story by : John Sacret Young Teleplay by : John Sacret Young & John Mankiewicz & Peter M. Lenkov & Jeannine Renshaw | Unaired | 011 |
| 12 | "The Programmer" | Sarah Pia Anderson | Robert Ward | Unaired | 012 |
| 13 | "Mob.com" | Aaron Lipstadt | Jordan Hawley & William Schifrin | Unaired | 013 |
Broadcast and syndication
In August 2006, the Sci-Fi Channel acquired rerun rights to the series which was added to their schedule in June 2007. Sci-Fi aired the episodes never shown by UPN in February 2008.
Home media
On May 11, 2018, Visual Entertainment released Level 9- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.[2]
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an aggregated score of 45% based on 5 positive and 6 negative critic reviews. The website’s consensus reads: "Though it fortunately never takes it high-tech premise too seriously, Level 9 features stilted performances and an overreliance on genre formula."[3]
References
- 1 2 From the United States Copyright Office catalog: "Public Catalog - Copyright Catalog (1978 to present) - Basic Search [search: "Level 9"]". United States Copyright Office. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ↑ Level 9 - TV Series
- ↑ "Level 9 - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
External links
- Level 9 at IMDb
- Level 9 at epguides.com