Season 1 • Episode 14
LatestJoe and his agents go undercover into the world of thoroughbred horse racing to take down a trainer suspected of murdering his horses.
The Handler is a crime series created by Canadian writer-producer Chris Haddock, airing in the United States on CBS in the 2003-04 season. The show starred Joe Pantoliano as Joe Renato, an FBI agent assigned to train and handle young undercover officers in the FBI. Other cast members included Hill Harper, Anna Belknap, Lola Glaudini, and Tanya Wright. Belknap and Harper would reunite as costars on the drama CSI: New York beginning in 2005.
Acting
Pantoliano's weary humanity elevates procedural material.
Writing
Haddock's layered scripts outclassed CBS's treatment.
Creator
Chris Haddock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
CBS aired only 13 of 16 episodes, burning off three in summer 2004 with zero promotion.
Creator Chris Haddock previously made Da Vinci's Inquest, arguably Canada's greatest crime series—The Handler was his failed US breakthrough.
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