TV series
The Renegades
1983 · 1 season
A breezy, formulaic cop show where streetwise outsiders get a second chance and chase crooks with scrappy charm.
- Created by
- Lawrence Gordon
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Patrick Swayze, Randy Brooks, Paul Mones
- Overview
- The Renegades is a short-lived ABC TV show from 1982 about a gang that is given the option of going to jail for their crimes or becoming a special police undercover unit. The star of The Renegades, and leader of the gang, was The Bandit played by Patrick Swayze. The gang's police handler is Captain Scanlon played by Kurtwood Smith. Kurtwood Smith went on to play the father in the That '70s Show.
- How it feels
- Tense, earnest and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
- About
- Crime, redemption, loyalty, justice
- Content
- Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Lawrence Gordon
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Patrick Swayze, Randy Brooks, Paul Mones
