Air America (TV series)

Air America
Genre	Action/Adventure
Created by	Philip DeGuere, Jr.
Starring	Lorenzo Lamas Scott Plank Diana Barton
Composer	Matt Peters
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Herb Nanas Jeff Franklin Steve Waterman
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Franklin/Waterman Worldwide Santa Ventura Studios
Original release
Network	Syndication
Release	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03) – May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)

Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, which premiered on October 3, 1998.^[1][2] The series is not based on the 1990 film Air America.^[2] A hangar just west of the Camarillo Airport Tower in Camarillo, California, was used as a set during filming, although it has since been replaced with newer buildings.

Plot

The series concerns two undercover secret agents, Rio and Wiley, who assume a new role for the State Department as pilots who work for the Latin America airline Air America. They receive direct orders from the State Department to do various missions such as protecting witnesses, investigating international crime, and rescuing those in need.

Cast

Actor	Role
Scott Plank	Wiley Ferrell
Lorenzo Lamas	Rio Arnett
Diana Barton	Alison Straton
Gilbert Montoya	Pablo
Karmin Murcelo	Alma
Philip McNulty	Tim
Arthur Roberts	Jenner
Shauna Sand Lamas	Dominique
Charles Martinet	David Dixon

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Lost City"	Unknown	Unknown	October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
2	"Hostage City"	Dimitri Logothetis	Rico Gagliano & Jim McGrath	October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
3	"Crosshairs"	David Worth	Jim McGrath	October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
4	"Abduction"	David Worth	Alan Levy	October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
5	"Seller's Market"	Rex Piano	Alan Levy	October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
6	"Rebound"	Unknown	Unknown	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
7	"The Hit"	Unknown	Unknown	November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
8	"High Noon in Costa Perdida"	Unknown	Unknown	November 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
9	"Till Death"	Rex Piano	Rico Gagliano	November 28, 1998 (1998-11-28)
10	"Fever"	David Worth	Philip DeGuere, Jr.	December 5, 1998 (1998-12-05)
11	"The Witness"	Unknown	Unknown	January 16, 1999 (1999-01-16)
12	"Old Gold"	Gil Bettman	Story by : Ed Gold Teleplay by : Art Washington	January 23, 1999 (1999-01-23)
13	"Fear of Flying"	David Worth	Jim McGrath	January 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)
14	"Engraved Danger"	Unknown	Unknown	February 6, 1999 (1999-02-06)
15	"Catch-23"	Unknown	Unknown	February 13, 1999 (1999-02-13)
16	"Eye of the Storm"	Unknown	Unknown	February 20, 1999 (1999-02-20)
17	"The Court Martial of Rio Arnett"	Unknown	Unknown	February 27, 1999 (1999-02-27)
18	"The Rescue"	David Worth	Philip DeGuere, Jr.	March 27, 1999 (1999-03-27)
19	"Blown Away"	Unknown	Unknown	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)
20	"Heartbreak Hotel"	Unknown	Unknown	May 8, 1999 (1999-05-08)
21	"Red Sub"	Unknown	Unknown	May 15, 1999 (1999-05-15)
22	"American Gulag"	Unknown	Unknown	May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
23	"Betrayal"	Dimitri Logothetis	Philip DeGuere, Jr.	Unaired
24	"Safe Passage"	Dimitri Logothetis	Art Washington	Unaired
25	"The Cure"	Wayne Ewing	Jeremy Fine Bollinger	Unaired
26	"The Miracle"	Dimitri Logothetis	Stephen McPherson	Unaired

Home media

On June 6, 2006, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released Air America: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.^[3]

References

1. Brownfield, Paul (October 24, 1998). "First-Run Syndicated Series Are Flexing Their Muscles". Los Angeles Times. p. F-2. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
2. Snow, Shauna (September 8, 1998). "Morning Report". Los Angeles Times. p. F-2. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
3. Movie's Spin-Off Series w/Lorenzo Lamas Comes To 6-DVD Set Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Air America @ pearsontv.com
• Air America at IMDb