Viper

Name: Viper
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Rating: 6.082
Cast: James McCaffrey, Heather Medway, Joe Nipote, J. Downing

1994

★★★☆☆ 6.1/10

📺 4 Seasons

🎬 78 Episodes

📅 Ended

🌐 EN

⏱️ 60 min/episode

Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Viper is an action-adventure TV series about a special task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe. The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.

Seasons

Season 1

1994 • 12 Episodes

City Commissioner Strand is desperate to get the Viper on the road. He plans on using the Viper's crime-fighting abilities to bolster support for his campaign to become mayor. After stealing a satellite, Michael Payton flips his black Dodge Stealth in a spectacular crash. Strand hears about the accident and has Payton pronounced dead at the scene. Payton is the best getaway driver the Outfit had. Commissoner Strand orders that Payton's memory be erased and his appearance altered. When Payton awakes, he is told that he is a police officer named Joesph Payne Astor.

Season 2

1996 • 22 Episodes

The Viper returns to the streets of Metro City. The new prototype is given to Ex-CIA operative Thomas Cole (Jeff Kaake) and his team: Technician Frankie Waters (Joe Nipote) and systems programmer Dr. Allie Farrow (Dawn Stern). After the death of her partner, police officer Cameron Westlake (Heather Medway) joins the Viper team. The team then concentrates on taking Dekker, a rogue trucker who has been terrorizing the city.

Season 3

1997 • 22 Episodes

Cole's former fiancÃ©e, who says she's dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant, convinces Cole to temporarily release a prisoner whose marrow matches hers.

Season 4

1998 • 22 Episodes

Joe Astor returns to drive the new Viper when Thomas Cole is reassigned after blowing up the old Viper.