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Miami Vice

There's no stopping them.

7.4IMDb521 votesWorth your time
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1984 – 19895 seasons · 110 episodes~48 min per episodeTV-14Ended
CrimeDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Don Johnson

Don Johnson

James 'Sonny' Crockett

110 eps

Philip Michael Thomas

Philip Michael Thomas

Ricardo 'Rico' Tubbs

110 eps

Saundra Santiago

Saundra Santiago

Gina Calabrese

110 eps

Olivia Brown

Olivia Brown

Trudy Joplin

110 eps

Michael Talbott

Michael Talbott

Stan Switek

110 eps

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Martin Castillo

110 eps

John Diehl

John Diehl

Larry Zito

51 eps

Sheena Easton

Sheena Easton

Caitlin Davies

5 eps

Justin Lazard

Justin Lazard

Joey Hardin

3 eps

Toukie Smith

Angie

3 eps

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Orlando Calderone

3 eps

Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra

Lt. Lou Rodriguez

4 eps

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Lester Kosko

5 eps

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Luther

3 eps

Belinda Montgomery

Belinda Montgomery

Caroline Crockett

5 eps

Pepe Serna

Pepe Serna

Oswaldo Guzman

3 eps

Coati Mundi

Coati Mundi

Conejo

3 eps

John Santucci

John Santucci

Harry Grubbs

3 eps

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Frank Mosca

3 eps

Miguel Piñero

Miguel Piñero

Esteban Calderone

5 eps

Brent Jennings

Brent Jennings

Sgt. Hugh Heraty

3 eps

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Diplomat Roberto

5 eps

Antoni Corone

Antoni Corone

George Sordoni

4 eps

Martin Ferrero

Martin Ferrero

Izzy Moreno

22 eps

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina

Albert Lombard

3 eps

Charlie Barnett

Noogie Lamont

6 eps

Raymond Forchion

Raymond Forchion

Don

4 eps

Ned Eisenberg

Ned Eisenberg

Frederico Librizzi

4 eps

Jorge Gil

Royco

3 eps

Clayton Barclay Jones

Billy Crockett

3 eps

Gy Mirano

Maria

3 eps

Nelson Oramas

Escalante

3 eps

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Gabriel

3 eps

Annie Golden

Annie Golden

Tommy

3 eps

John Archie

Walter Mills

3 eps

Will Knickerbocker

Fields

3 eps

Robert Small

Robert Small

Doctor

3 eps

Alfredo Álvarez Calderón

Alfredo Álvarez Calderón

Carlos Escobar

4 eps

Parris Buckner

Parris Buckner

Bob Ballard

5 eps

Xavier Coronel

Xavier Coronel

Aide

3 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Miami Vice actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Miami Vice reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.

Character DepthVery strong8.2

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Emotional WeightStrong6.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

BingeabilityPresent5.4

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking and prostitution, centered on the unlikely partnership of Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs - who first meet when Tubbs is undercover in a drug cartel.

The run

Seasons

5 seasons · 110 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    19906 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    198422 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    The cops. The cars. The clothes. The explosive, groundbreaking detective show that redefined the word "cool". Set against the seamy and steamy Miami underworld, ride shotgun with suave Vice cops Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs as they battle a never-ending gallery of criminals. Set to an electrifying soundtrack, every episode crackles with excitement and stylish flair.

    Best episode · S01E04 Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    198522 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs are back in their sleek Ferrari pursuing every ruthless criminal under the relentless Miami sun.

    Best episode · S02E03 Out Where the Buses Don't Run

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    198624 episodes

    6.4IMDb

    Go deep undercover with Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs as they infiltrate drug rings, stop human traffickers, and take their chances behind bars with convicted criminals.

    Best episode · S03E13 Down for the Count (2)

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    198722 episodes

    4.2IMDb

    Hit the streets again with Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs, two of the world's slickest undercover cops.

    Best episode · S04E22 Mirror Image (2)

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    198820 episodes

    5.9IMDb

    The last action-packed adventures of Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs. Join them as they infiltrate the deadly powers behind the Miami drug empire and take down every bad guy from conniving schemers to ruthless criminals.

    Best episode · S05E03 Heart of Night

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)

S01E04

Calderone's Return: The Hit List (1)

8.6IMDb10 votes

The team moves to protect Crockett and his family from an assassin, hired by Calderone to re-empty the void he left behind.

19 Oct 198449 min
Still from Brother's Keeper

S01E01

Brother's Keeper

8.5IMDb10 votes

Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their partners.

16 Sept 198497 min
Still from Smuggler's Blues

S01E15

Smuggler's Blues

8.3IMDb10 votes

Someone in law enforcement is murdering drug dealers and their families in cold blood. To find the culprit, Crockett and Tubbs go undercover and travel to Colombia with a laid-back pilot to pose as dealers.

1 Feb 198549 min
Still from Evan

S01E21

Evan

8.3IMDb11 votes

Crockett and Tubbs join forces with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms ... including Crockett's old partner Evan Freed. Tubbs tries to understand their troubled relationship.

3 May 198549 min
Still from Rites of Passage

S01E16

Rites of Passage

8.1IMDb10 votes

Sparks fly between Tubbs and an old flame who has come to Miami to rescue her sister from a life of prostitution.

8 Feb 198549 min
Still from The Prodigal Son

S02E01

The Prodigal Son

8.1IMDb8 votes

Crockett & Tubbs go to Manhattan to find a group of Colombian drug dealers who are killing federal agents.

27 Sept 198596 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from The Vibe of Vice

S00E02

The Vibe of Vice

8 Feb 20056 min
Still unavailable

S00E03

Building the Perfect Vice

8 Feb 20058 min
Still unavailable

S00E04

The Style of Vice

8 Feb 20056 min
Still unavailable

S00E05

The Music of Vice

8 Feb 20057 min
Still unavailable

S00E06

Miami after Vice

8 Feb 20053 min
Still from Too Much, Too Late

S00E01

Too Much, Too Late

8.0IMDb1 votes
25 Jan 199042 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

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