Scripted series · NBC
Wings
Look, up in the air. It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a high-flying comedy - where the laughs always arrive on schedule!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Tim Daly
Joe Hackett
172 eps
Steven Weber
Brian Hackett
172 eps
Crystal Bernard
Helen Chapel
172 eps
David Schramm
Roy Biggins
172 eps
Rebecca Schull
Fay Cochran
172 eps
Tony Shalhoub
Antonio Scarpacci
145 eps
Amy Yasbeck
Casey Davenport
76 eps
Farrah Forke
Alex Lambert
35 eps
Thomas Haden Church
Lowell Mather
123 eps
Megan Mullally
Cindy
1 eps
Carolyn Lawrence
May
1 eps
Edward Herrmann
Y.M. Burg
1 eps
Susan Diol
Heather
1 eps
Kim Johnston Ulrich
Carol Hackett
2 eps
Caroline Aaron
Mary Pat Lee
2 eps
Andrew Robinson
Michael Foster
1 eps
Norman Lloyd
Lyle Bartlett
1 eps
Marian Seldes
Eleanor Kingsbury
1 eps
Ally Walker
Melissa Williams
1 eps
Steve Nevil
Frank Guttman
1 eps
Fred Stoller
Mr. Lutz
1 eps
Jane Carr
Claire Bennett
1 eps
Raye Birk
Prince Restivon
1 eps
Justin Burnette
Spencer
1 eps
Richard Erdman
Howard Banks
1 eps
Jennifer Rhodes
Mavis
1 eps
John Ritter
Stuart Davenport
1 eps
Gregg Berger
Clerk
2 eps
Abraham Benrubi
Roy 'R.J.' Biggins Jr.
2 eps
Michael Manasseri
Kenny McElvey
5 eps
John Hawkes
Mark the Waiter
2 eps
Gretchen German
Gail
3 eps
William Hickey
Carlton Blanchard
3 eps
Laura Innes
Bunny Mather
4 eps
Valerie Mahaffey
Sandy Cooper
3 eps
Mitchell Ryan
Jonathan Clayton
3 eps
Concetta Tomei
Sylvia
2 eps
Phil Leeds
Lou
2 eps
Kevin Brief
Businessman
4 eps
Jeremy Roberts
Doug
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Wings actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Wings reads strongest on Character Depth, Humour and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The story
What it's about
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.
The run
Seasons
8 seasons · 172 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
19906 episodes
8.0IMDb
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
199022 episodes
8.2IMDb
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
199122 episodes
7.9IMDb
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
199222 episodes
7.8IMDb
Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
199324 episodes
7.7IMDb
Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
199426 episodes
7.9IMDb
Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
199526 episodes
7.0IMDb
Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
199624 episodes
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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David Angell
Showrunner
David Clark Lee
Creator
Peter Casey
Creator
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Dave Hackel
Executive producer
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Michael Saltzman
Writer
Jeffrey Richman
Writer
Bruce Rasmussen
Writer
David A. Goodman
Writer
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Adam Belanoff
Writer
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Christopher Vane
Writer
Janet Leahy
Writer
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Bill Diamond
Writer
Steven Levitan
Writer
Peter Mehlman
Writer
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David Isaacs
Writer
David Lloyd
Writer
Ken Levine
Writer
Howard Gewirtz
Writer
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Ken Keeler
Writer
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Mark Reisman
Writer
Philip LaZebnik
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ian GurvitzProducer
- David AngellExecutive Producer
- David Clark LeeExecutive Producer
- Dave HackelExecutive Producer
- Peter CaseyExecutive Producer
- Roz DoyleProducer
Writing
- Michael SaltzmanWriter
- Jeffrey RichmanWriter
- Bruce RasmussenWriter
- David A. GoodmanWriter
- Adam BelanoffWriter
- Christopher VaneWriter
Direction
- Peter BonerzDirector
- Andy AckermanDirector
- Noam PitlikDirector
- Leonard R. Garner, Jr.Director
- Ken LevineDirector
- James BurrowsDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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