Season 1 • Episode 25
LatestBronk investigates the death of a veteran cop who was killed in a shoot-out.
Bronk is an American television series starring Jack Palance as Detective Lieutenant Alex Bronkov. The series is set in the fictional Ocean City, California. 24 episodes were aired from September 21, 1975 to March 28, 1976 on CBS. The series lasted only one season.
Acting
Palance's face alone carries 12 episodes of backstory.
Production
Ocean City feels like a postcard rotting from within.
Creators
Carroll O'Connor, Ed Waters
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carroll O'Connor created this right before Archie Bunker dominated TV—imagine the whiplash.
Bronk arrived during the post-Watergate cop show boom, when audiences wanted heroes who questioned the system but still punched people.
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