

Season 2 • Episode 7
LatestStryker and Oz take a train ride north while guarding a precocious preteen who saw her mother murdered and may have incriminating documents wanted by a racketeer.
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie along with Gideon Oliver, Columbo and Kojak. The series was executive produced by Tom Selleck.
Acting
Burt Reynolds coasting on pure charisma and that trademark smirk
Production
Palm Beach locations that scream '1989 excess'
Creator
Christopher Crowe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tom Selleck used his Magnum P.I. clout to get this greenlit as part of ABC's rotating mystery wheel, essentially creating his own competition.
This was Burt Reynolds' attempted TV comeback after his film career cooled—he'd later admit he only did it for the Florida location shooting.