Scripted series · NBC
Hill Street Blues
Let's be careful out there.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Daniel J. Travanti
Frank Furillo
146 eps
Michael Warren
Robert Hill
146 eps
Bruce Weitz
Mick Belker
146 eps
Michael Conrad
Phil Esterhaus
79 eps
Robert Prosky
Stan Jablonski
67 eps
James B. Sikking
Howard Hunter
146 eps
Joe Spano
Henry Goldblume
146 eps
Taurean Blacque
Neal Washington
146 eps
Kiel Martin
J.D. LaRue
146 eps
Betty Thomas
Lucille Bates
146 eps
Barbara Bosson
Fay Furillo
102 eps
Ed Marinaro
Joe Coffey
107 eps
René Enríquez
Ray Calletano
102 eps
Charles Haid
Andy Renko
146 eps
Robert Hirschfeld
Leo Schnitz
46 eps
Veronica Hamel
Joyce Davenport
146 eps
Dennis Franz
Norman Buntz
49 eps
Ken Olin
Harry Garibaldi
26 eps
Barry Tubb
4 eps
Lawrence Tierney
Sergeant Jenkins
7 eps
Mimi Kuzyk
Patsy Mayo
24 eps
Mimi Rogers
4 eps
Clayton Rohner
4 eps
Andrea Marcovicci
Cynthia Chase
4 eps
Dennis Dugan
4 eps
Charles Hallahan
4 eps
Linda Hamilton
4 eps
Frances McDormand
6 eps
Danny Glover
4 eps
Rosanna Huffman
4 eps
Arnold Johnson
5 eps
Trinidad Silva
29 eps
Lindsay Crouse
5 eps
Louis Giambalvo
8 eps
George Dickerson
6 eps
Lynne Moody
7 eps
George Wyner
Irwin Bernstein
30 eps
Pat Corley
Coroner Wally Nydorf
6 eps
David Caruso
7 eps
Jeffrey Tambor
Judge Alan Wachtel
16 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Hill Street Blues actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Hill Street Blues reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Tension.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
The run
Seasons
7 seasons · 146 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201410 episodes
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
198117 episodes
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
198118 episodes
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
198222 episodes
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Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
198322 episodes
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Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
198423 episodes
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
198522 episodes
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
198622 episodes
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
The History of Hill Street: Part Two
S00E03
Interview: Benedetto and Buntz
S00E04
Interview: Lt. Howard Hunter
S00E05
Interview: Belker Unleashed
S00E06
Interview: A Cowboy on the Hill
S00E01
The History of Hill Street: Part One
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Steven Bochco
Showrunner
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Michael Kozoll
Executive producer
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Jeffrey Lewis
Executive producer
David Milch
Executive producer
David Mamet
Writer
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Russ Woody
Writer
John Romano
Writer
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Marjorie David
Writer
Alan Rachins
Writer
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Robert Schlitt
Writer
Mark Frost
Writer
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Robert Ward
Writer
Walon Green
Writer
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Frank South
Writer
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Terry Curtis Fox
Writer
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David Black
Writer
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Christian Williams
Writer
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Michael I. Wagner
Writer
Dick Wolf
Writer
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Robert Earll
Writer
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John Mankiewicz
Writer
Karen Hall
Writer
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Robert Crais
Writer
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Anthony Yerkovich
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Gregory HoblitProducer
- Steven BochcoExecutive Producer
- Michael KozollExecutive Producer
- David AnspaughProducer
- Scott BrazilProducer
- Jeffrey LewisExecutive Producer
Writing
- David MametWriter
- Russ WoodyWriter
- John RomanoWriter
- Marjorie DavidWriter
- Steven BochcoWriter
- Alan RachinsWriter
Direction
- Ben BoltDirector
- Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
- Gregory HoblitDirector
- Edwin SherinDirector
- Corey AllenDirector
- Christian I. Nyby IIDirector
Cinematography
- William CronjagerDirector of Photography
- John C. Flinn IIIDirector of Photography
Music
- Mike PostOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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