★ 6.4 /10

Kingpin

2003

Creator: David Mills

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Kingpin

Name: Kingpin
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2003-02-02
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Yancey Arias, Sheryl Lee, Bobby Cannavale, Angela Alvarado, Brian Benben

★ 6.4 /10 (24) • 2003

Crime Drama

Creator David Mills

Director Daniel Sackheim

Kingpin is an American crime drama television series which debuted on the NBC network in the U.S. and CTV in Canada on February 2, 2003 and lasted 6 episodes. NBC's answer to The Sopranos and also influenced by The Godfather, Macbeth and Traffik, the story was about a Mexican drug trafficker named Miguel Cadena and his family life. It was to be followed by a television series, but low ratings canceled those plans. Commercials for the mini-series on NBC featured the song "Más" by the Mexican band Kinky.

Seasons

Episodes

Country

United States of America

Status

Ended

Cast

Bobby Cannavale

Chato Cadena · 6 eps

Sheryl Lee

Marlene McDillon Cadena · 6 eps

Yancey Arias

Miguel Cadena · 6 eps

Angela Alvarado

Delia Flores · 6 eps

Brian Benben

Dr. Heywood Klein · 6 eps

Shay Roundtree

Junie Gatling · 6 eps

Neko Parham

Shawn Williams · 6 eps

Eduardo Palomo

Capt. Lazareno · 6 eps

Danny Trejo

· 1 eps

Sean Young

Lorelei Klein · 1 eps

Reviews

★★★★★

Where to Watch

Streaming

Amazon Prime Video

Episodes

1Pilot

02 Feb 2003

SERIES PREMIERE--CHANGE IN POWER LOOMS IMMINENT IN DRUG CARTEL FAMILY-- As family leader Tio Jorge (guest star Pepe Serna) deteriorates in exile, the next generation of a powerful drug cartel family strategizes to take over 'La Corporacion,' a multi-million dollar business. Stanford-educated Miguel Cadena (Yancey Arias) is poised to take the reigns, but Jorge's son Ernesto (guest star Jacob Vargas) presents a challenge that requires the efforts of Miguel as well as his brother Chato (Bobby Cannavale) and wife Marlene (Sheryl Lee) to confront. Meanwhile, DEA agent Delia Flores (Angela Alvarado Rosa) faces setbacks as she works her contacts within the drug world to close in on the massive cartel. Brian Benben and Ruben Carbajal also star. TV-14

2El Velorio

04 Feb 2003

Ernesto's ""murder"" puts Miguel in control of the cartel and at odds with a pair of associates opposed to his new role. Meanwhile, Klein turns to a client (Darius McCrary) for help in getting out of the trade; and Delia steps up her plan to avenge her partner's murder. Lupita: Elpidia Carrillo. Manny: Danny Trejo. Tio Beto: Miguel Sandoval. Marlene: Sheryl Lee.

3Black Magic Woman

09 Feb 2003

As Miguel is warned by Lupita, who forsees of a black cloud looming over his impending deal with a Thai heroin cartel; Delia is crushed after she's transferred out of El Paso. Klein's ex-wife (Sean Young) comes back with a high-priced demand that forces the doctor to take drastic action.

4French Connection

11 Feb 2003

Miguel goes into business with a shady new doc who wants to amp up Cadena's supplies, just as Chato gets into bed with a lady (Maria Conchito Alonso) with dangerous family ties. Meanwhile, Marlene's dirty little secret comes out in time to put half her family in joepardy; and Klein turns to a less-than-reliable source to improve his tragically compromised finances.

5The Odd Couple

16 Feb 2003

Tensions heighten between traffickers and law enforcers as a major bust is about to go down; the brutalization of Chato comes back to haunt the corrupt Lazarenos.

6Gimme Shelter

18 Feb 2003

Kingpin ends on a quiet moment, with Miguel accepting Chato back into his life, but opens with a bang as Delia goes against Doug Duffy's orders and ends up saving Undercover Bobby's life during the raid on Truck's club. Dr. Benben tries out a professional bodyguard, but ends up pairing up with Junie. Things with La Corporacion are kind of a mess, but everything works out for the best after Miguel pays the CIA $20 million and the Senator is strangled by a bolo tie. Yes, a bolo tie.