Once a Thief (TV series)

*Once a Thief*
Once a Thief
Also known as	John Woo's Once a Thief
Genre	Action comedy
Created by	Glenn Davis; William Laurin; ;
Starring	Ivan Sergei; Sandrine Holt; Nicholas Lea; Jennifer Dale
Composer	Amin Bhatia; Ken Worth; ;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	22
Production
Executive producer	John Woo; Terence Chang; ;
Producer	Glenn Davis; Wendy Green; Larry Lalonde (sup.); ;
Production locations	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cinematography	Maris H. Jansons; Bill Wong; ;
Editor	David Wu; Bert Kish; ;
Running time	44 minutes
Production company	Alliance Communications Corporation
Original release
Network	CTV Television Network; Syndication; (2002-2003)
Release	September 15, 1997 –; May 2, 1998
Related
	Once a Thief (1996); Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother; Once A Thief: Family Business;
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Once a Thief (also billed as John Woo's Once a Thief) is a Canadian action comedy television series, which originally aired on CTV for one season between September 15, 1997 and May 2, 1998. Based on the 1991 Hong Kong film by John Woo, the series is a continuation from the 1996 television film (also directed by Woo, who executive produced the series). It stars Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt, Nicholas Lea, and Jennifer Dale.

The series was followed two direct-to-video films: Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother and Once a Thief: Family Business.