
04/24/2025
Anthony Yerkovich devised the American crime drama television series Miami Vice, which Michael Mann produced for NBC. In the series, Don Johnson portrays James "Sonny" Crockett, while Philip Michael Thomas plays Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs, a detective with the Metro-Dade Police Department who is operating covertly in Miami. From September 16, 1984, until June 28, 1989, the program ran on NBC for five seasons. During its syndicated run of the series, USA Network aired a previously unaired episode on January 25, 1990. Reruns began running in 1988.