Sable

A brisk, pulpy neo-noir adventure that balances vigilante action with a secret-identity double life, feeling tense and slightly dark but earnest.

Created by

Robert Becker

Genres

Drama, Crime, Action & adventure

Starring

Lewis van Bergen, Rene Russo, Ken Page

Overview

Sable is a short-lived television program that aired on ABC during the 1987-1988 season, and is based on the comic book, Jon Sable: Freelance, by Mike Grell. Only seven episodes ever aired. The show was a one-hour adventure/drama about mercenary and vigilante Jon Sable, who by day was children's book author Nicholas Fleming. The program ran on Saturdays at 8:00, and aired its final episode on January 2, 1988. Rene Russo had her first television role on the series. Lara Flynn Boyle also had one of her first acting roles playing a kidnapped girl in the series pilot.

How it feels

Dark, tense, earnest and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Identity, revenge, justice, violence

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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