TriBeCa (TV series)

TriBeCa (also known as Tribeca) is a television drama anthology series   created by David J. Burke and co-produced with Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal for TriBeCa Productions in 1993  that aired on the Fox Network. The series theme song, "Keep It Going," was performed by the alternative hip hop artist Me Phi Me.

For his performance in the lead role of Martin McHenry in the season opener, "The Box," Laurence Fishburne won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Noted for attracting "actors, screenwriters and directors of uncommon quality," and set in New York City's lower Manhattan neighborhood of TriBeCa, the series was aired by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Guest stars included Eli Wallach, Kevin Spacey, Kathleen Quinlan, Melanie Mayron, Judith Malina, Carl Lumbly, Richard Lewis, Carol Kane, Richard Kiley, Dizzy Gillespie and Danny Aiello III.

Directors and screenwriters included David J. Burke, Hans Tobeason, John Mankiewicz of the prolific Mankiewicz family, Barry Primus, Bryan Spicer, Jeffrey Solomon and several actors in the series, among others.

Despite critical acclaim, Fox cancelled the show after seven episodes because of low ratings, although the existing episodes were rerun in the summer. Fishburne's Emmy win came in September, months after the show had been cancelled.

Cast
Philip Bosco as Harry Arsharsky, owner of Zadies café, a large neighborhood eatery which served as a hub for the stories. Harry was a college professor in the late 1960s but was dismissed for his anti-establishment leanings (episode 4, "Heros Exoletus").

Joe Morton as NYPD mounted officer Carleton Thomas. He is married to an artist, Tori (Tamara Tunie).

Antonia Jones as Sarah, a waitress at Zadies. (Regular supporting character)

Michael Rogen as Albert, a cook at Zadies. (Regular supporting character)

Episodes
TriBeCa aired seven episodes in its single 1993 season: