The Strip (American TV series)

The Strip is an American action drama series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, which aired on UPN from October 12, 1999 to July 7, 2000, during the 1999–2000 television season. The drama series was produced by Silver Pictures Television, Millar Gough Ink and Warner Bros. Television.

Synopsis
Sean Patrick Flanery and Guy Torry portray former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detectives who are hired by the owner of Caesars Palace to serve as "troubleshooters" protecting his interests.

The series was cancelled after nine episodes, with a tenth episode airing months later in July 2000.

Cast

 * Sean Patrick Flanery as Elvis Ford
 * Guy Torry as Jesse Weir
 * Joe Viterelli as Cameron Green
 * Brett Rickaby as Chad
 * Keith Odett as Tad
 * Stacey Dash as Vanessa Weir
 * Jeff Eagle as Felix Cramer

Production
The Strip was picked up by UPN as a series in March 1999. It was created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, who served as executive producers alongside Joel Silver.

The series was shot during 1999, at various locations in the Las Vegas Valley, including the real Caesars Palace resort. Other locations used throughout the series included the Stratosphere resort, Eldorado Dry Lake, and a warehouse in Henderson, Nevada that served as a soundstage facility. The series premiered on October 12, 1999, and was canceled six weeks later.

Distribution
In Czech Republic, it was broadcast as "Bulvár Strip" from 2001 to 2002.

In Italy, it is shown on 7Gold with DEA5 dubbing as "La Striscia" between 2009 and 2010. It has also been shown on Telecapri, Telecapri News, and occasionally Telecity 1.

From July 22, 2024, it will air on Canale 21 with new DEA5 dubbing as "Viale Strip - Las Vegas" in a 16:9 remastered format, though some scenes will be cropped (for the first time since 1999). The show will air after VG21 News on Mondays and Tuesdays at approximately 11:40 pm.

In Turkey it currently airs on Nickelodeon and Show TV starting from June 30, 2024, every Thursday at 3 pm (while on Show TV only on Saturday and Sunday at 2 am) under the title "Vegas Şeridi".

The series is not currently available for streaming on Max.

Reception
Ray Richmond of Variety wrote: "As shallow and contrived as The Strip often proves to be, there is also something wonderful about a show that ain't afraid to wear its testosterone and aggression on its sleeve".