Fallen Angels (American TV series)
Fallen Angels is an American neo-noir anthology television series that ran from August 1, 1993, to November 19, 1995, on the Showtime pay cable station and was produced by Propaganda Films. No first-run episodes were shown in 1994.
| Fallen Angels | |
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| Also known as | Perfect Crimes (in Europe) |
| Genre | Anthology Neo-noir |
| Developed by | Steve Golin |
| Presented by | Lynette Walden (season 1) |
| Narrated by | Miguel Ferrer (season 2) |
| Opening theme | Elmer Bernstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sydney Pollack |
| Producers | Steve Golin William Horberg |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Propaganda Films Mirage Enterprises |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime |
| Release | August 1, 1993 – November 19, 1995 |
The series was executive produced by Sydney Pollack and produced by Steve Golin and others. The theme song was written by Elmer Bernstein and the original music was written by Peter Bernstein.
Each episode is based on a story by a noted hardboiled crime writer, including Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, Cornell Woolrich, James Ellroy, Evan Hunter, Mickey Spillane, Dashiell Hammett and Walter Mosley.
Period torch songs by performers like Patti Page and Billie Holiday were used periodically.
In Europe, the show is known as Perfect Crimes and shown in France on Canal +, and in the United Kingdom.