Viper (TV series)

Viper
Title card used in Season 1
Genre	Action/adventure Science fiction
Created by	Danny Bilson Paul De Meo
Starring	James McCaffrey Dorian Harewood Joe Nipote Heather Medway Jeff Kaake Dawn Stern J. Downing
Composer	Eddie Jobson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	78
Production
Executive producers	Danny Bilson Paul De Meo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Pet Fly Productions Paramount Network Television (1994) Paramount Domestic Television (1996-1999)
Original release
Network	NBC (1994) Syndication (1996–1999)
Release	January 2, 1994 (1994-01-02) – May 22, 1999 (1999-05-22)
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Viper is an American action-adventure television series about a special United States 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 urban assault vehicle that masquerades as a Dodge Viper RT/10 roadster and coupe (later, the Viper GTS). The series takes place in "the near future". The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or subsidiary companies. The series ran on NBC for one season in 1994 before being revived two years later for three more seasons of first-run syndication. Reruns of the series have appeared on Sci-Fi Channel and USA Network.

The Viper Defender "star car" was designed by Chrysler Corporation engineers unlike most Hollywood film/television cars that are usually customized by film picture designers. The exterior design of the car was produced by Chrysler stylist Steve Ferrerio.