Miami Vice

Miami Vice
Three color variation of the series' logo
Genre
Created byAnthony Yerkovich
Starring
Theme music composerJan Hammer
Opening theme"Miami Vice Theme"
Ending theme"Miami Vice Theme"
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes114 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerJohn Nicolella (seasons 1–2)
Running time46–49 minutes, plus three 96-minute episodes (excluding commercials)
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 16, 1984 (1984-09-16) –
January 25, 1990 (1990-01-25)
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Miami Vice is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and executive-produced by Michael Mann for NBC. It stars Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett and Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, two Metro-Dade Police Department detectives working undercover in Miami, Florida. The series ran for five seasons on NBC from September 16, 1984, to June 28, 1989, airing on Friday nights.

Unlike traditional police procedurals, Miami Vice drew upon 1980s culture such as contemporary rock and pop music, fashion, and sports cars (such as the Ferrari Testarossa and Lamborghini Countach). Although the series explored a number of different approaches during its five-year run, it generally prioritized music and stylized visuals over elaborate writing.

USA Network began airing reruns of the series on cable in 1988. The series heavily inspired the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Mann directed a film adaptation, released in 2006. Another film adaptation was announced in 2025, to be directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Dan Gilroy.