The Huntress (TV series)

The Huntress is an American crime drama television series that aired for one season of 28 episodes on the USA Network, from July 26, 2000, to September 9, 2001. It was developed by Pamela Norris, and based on the 1996 biography of the same name by Christopher Keane about bounty hunter Dottie Thorson, played by Annette O'Toole. Dottie was the widow of bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson, the subject of the 1980 Steve McQueen film The Hunter. After Ralph's murder, Dottie and their daughter Brandi (Jordana Spiro) team up as bounty hunters. Luis Antonio Ramos, James Remar, and Michael Muhney also star. The series was preceded by a two-hour pilot episode, which aired on USA as a stand-alone television film on March 7, 2000.

Plot
After she loses her husband to a car bomb, newly widowed Dottie Thorson and her daughter Brandi team up to pick up where her husband Ralph left off, to hunt down criminals that operate above the law.

Cast

 * Annette O'Toole as Dottie Thorson
 * Jordana Spiro as Brandi Thorson
 * Luis Antonio Ramos as Ricky Guzman
 * James Remar as Tiny Bellows
 * Michael Muhney as Mark Farrell

Production
The pilot was filmed in Salt Lake City, Utah. The series was filmed on location in and around Los Angeles and in Santa Clarita, California. In the pilot, Brandi was played by Aleksa Palladino. For the series, the role was recast with Jordana Spiro.