Miami Vice
Heart of Darkness
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1984-09-28
Synopsis
Crockett and Tubbs are skeptical of rumors that an undercover FBI agent has betrayed an operation. Switek and Zito setup a burglary sting operation.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Miami Vice opens its catalog run with “Heart of Darkness” (1984-09-28). Proved style could be substance for a generation of directors. Don Johnson negotiations and the music-budget arms race.
In the series
This episode is part of Miami Vice (1984–1989) on NBC.
Pastel cops, needle drops, and fashion as plot armor.
Key cast
- Don Johnson as James "Sonny" Crockett
- Philip Michael Thomas as Ricardo "Rico" Tubbs
- Edward James Olmos as Lieutenant Martin Castillo
- Saundra Santiago as Detective Gina Calabrese
- Olivia Brown as Detective Trudy Joplin
- Michael Talbott as Detective Stan Switek