Adam-12 (1990 TV series)

Adam-12 (also known as The New Adam-12) is an American police procedural crime drama television series produced by Arthur L. Annecharico, Burton Armus, and John Whitman under The Arthur Company and Universal Television. It is a syndicated revival of the 1968–1975 series of the same name created by Robert A. Cinader and Jack Webb (both credited posthumously as series creators) and features the same premise with different characters and an updated setting, following Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers Matt Doyle and Gus Grant as they patrol Los Angeles in their police cruiser, assigned the call sign "1-Adam-12". The New Adam-12 stars Ethan Wayne and Peter Parros, and co-stars Miguel Fernandes, Alma Martinez, Linden Ashby, and Harri James, among others. The series ran over two seasons of 26 episodes each, and aired consecutively for 52 straight weeks, with the entire series airing over one full calendar year from September 24, 1990 to September 16, 1991.

The New Adam-12 aired alongside The New Dragnet, another remake of a 1960s Jack Webb series by The Arthur Company that was implied to be set in the same fictional universe. Both revivals were considerably different from their original works; most notably, the performances leaned more toward action but had far less depictions of violence, their scores eschewed the original themes for new synth-pop and jazz fusion tunes typical to police procedurals of the era, and the lead cruiser was a 1989 Ford LTD Crown Victoria.

Cast and characters

 * Ethan Wayne as Officer Matt Doyle: A white officer, and the revival's adaptation of Pete Malloy. His father was a New York City Police Department officer who his mother cheated on to deal with the stresses of waiting for him to get home, which made Doyle insist he would never be a police officer, though he eventually became one anyway. Doyle has a reserved, by-the-book personality. He is single, and the subplots and in-car conversations in several episodes follow his thoughts on single life and opportunities at finding a girlfriend.
 * Peter Parros as Officer Gus Grant: An African American officer, and the revival's adaptation of Jim Reed. His father was a Korean War veteran. Before joining the LAPD, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles where he was a star college football player, and several one-off characters in the series recognize him from then. Grant has an approachable, laid-back personality. He is married, and the demands of his wife are the topic of subplots and in-car conversations in several episodes. His name is derived from an African American motorcycle officer from the original Adam-12 played by William Elliott, but they are separate characters.
 * Miguel Fernandes as Sergeant Harry Santos: The watch commander of Central Division. He tends to speaks in a commanding, emotive manner with a no-nonsense personality, especially during roll call, but he is otherwise caring for the officers under his command, and is willing to loosen up and banter with them when appropriate. In season 2 episode 11, "Lock House", he is replaced in his role by Cruz.
 * Alma Martinez as Sergeant Elizabeth Cruz: The watch commander of Central Division, replacing Santos from season 2 episode 11, "Lock House", onwards. She is overall similar to Santos, but lacks his emotive banter-prone personality and is shown to be more willing to personally care for the officers under her command.
 * Linden Ashby as Officer Honeycutt: A recurring officer at Central Division who is friends with Doyle and Grant. He is partnered with Neville.
 * Harri James as Officer Neville: A recurring officer at Central Division who is friends with Doyle and Grant. She is partnered with Honeycutt.