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Latest Episode

90 min

Season 1 • Episode 5

Latest

The Million Dollar Misunderstanding

Dec 20, 1972

Keyes final assignment is personal: he tries a diamond heist to get revenge on the African ruler who paid for his job with a million dollar rubber check.

Overview

A globe-trotting adventurer takes on cases to track down shady individuals who want to stay hidden, earning a million dollars per assignment.

Content warning

private investigator detective agency wealthy ex-cia agent

moral cost of wealthAmerican exceptionalism abroadloneliness of the mercenary

Standout Aspects

Production

Genuine globe-trotting locations on 1972 TV budget = chaos magic.

Costume

Jefferson Keyes' turtleneck game is unparalleled in detective history.

Writing

Larry Cohen's premise is so wild it almost justifies itself.

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Creator

Larry Cohen

First AiredOct 28, 1972

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feellight

Seasons1·Episodes5

Top Cast

James Farentino

Jefferson Keyes

John Vernon

Inspector Duprez

Barbara Bouchet

Carla Miles

Christine Belford

Patrick O'Neal

Doctor Emile Snow

Adele Mara

Elena

Ed Bernard

Felton Perry

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

This was Larry Cohen's TV dry-run for 'The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover'—same fascination with power, surveillance, and morally compromised protagonists.

Trivia

James Farentino was fresh off 'Banacek'—NBC basically cloned their own failed detective and added zeroes. It still failed.