Season 1 • Episode 13
LatestA Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a spin-off of the crime drama series Spenser: For Hire, and features the character Hawk, who first appeared in the 1976 novel Promised Land, the fourth in the series of Spenser novels by mystery writer Robert B. Parker. Brooks reprised the role of Hawk in four subsequent TV movies: Spenser: Ceremony, Spenser: Pale Kings and Princes, Spenser: The Judas Goat, and Spenser: A Savage Place. Each is considered a sequel to Spenser: For Hire.
Acting
Avery Brooks' magnetic presence—Shakespearean gravitas in a leather coat.
Production
Boston locations dripping with authentic working-class atmosphere.
Creator
Robert B. Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Avery Brooks would later become the first Black captain in Star Trek history on Deep Space Nine—his Hawk performance here shows that commanding presence developing.
Robert B. Parker reportedly fought ABC over creative control; the network wanted more action, Parker wanted more character study. The compromise satisfied nobody, ratings cratered.
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