Fastlane (TV series)

Fastlane is an American action/crime drama television series that was broadcast on Fox from September 18, 2002 to April 25, 2003. On August 14, 2005, G4 began rebroadcasting the complete series.

Plot summary

Van Ray and Deaqon Hayes are two mismatched cops teamed together by shady police lieutenant, Wilhelmina "Billie" Chambers, in a secretive undercover division of the Los Angeles Police Department. Operating with the motto "Everything we seize, we keep. Everything we keep, we use," their base of operations is the "Candy Store"—a warehouse containing a fortune in confiscated cars, clothes, weapons and everything else needed to blend into the seedy criminal underworld of Los Angeles. Given criminal covers, the officers use all of the resources at their disposal to apprehend dangerous criminals while walking the line between cop and criminal.

Cast

Main

Peter Facinelli as Donovan "Van" Ray
Bill Bellamy as Deaqon "Deaq" Hayes
Tiffani Thiessen as Wilhemina "Billie" Chambers

Recurring

Jay Mohr as Roland Hill
Mark Famiglietti as Jarod
Big Boy as Aquarius
Vondie Curtis-Hall as Andre Hayes
Jennifer Sky as Cassidy Shaw
Robert Forster as Raymond Ray
Jamie Brown as Sophia Jones
Bill Duke as Captain Parish
Lamont Johnson as Wisdom Bailey

Reception

Fastlane gained a cult following especially for the chemistry between the cast, the action scenes, the humor and the direction.

Home media

released Fastlane: The Complete Series on DVD as a six disc set on July 8, 2008 in the Region 1. The soundtrack was significantly altered for the DVD release due to licensing issues. Episodes are cropped to be in the 4:3 format rather than the 16:9 widescreen format as they initially appeared on television.