Shaft (1973 television series)

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Shaft (1973 television series) is a short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise, starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.

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instanceOf television series
adaptationOf works by Ernest Tidyman
basedOn Shaft (1971 film) NERFINISHED
Shaft film franchise NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat made-for-television movies
castMember Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED
characterPortrayed Richard Roundtree as John Shaft NERFINISHED
characterRole John Shaft is a private detective NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creatorOfCharacter Ernest Tidyman created John Shaft NERFINISHED
distributor CBS NERFINISHED
endTime 1974
featuresOrganization New York Police Department NERFINISHED
featuresProfession private detective
firstAired 1973
format television film series
genre crime drama
detective fiction
hasEpisodeRuntime approximately 90 minutes
hasMediaType live-action television
hasOriginalWork Shaft (novel series) NERFINISHED
hasSetting New York City NERFINISHED
hasSubject African-American private detective
hasTheme law enforcement collaboration
private investigation
urban crime
hasTimePeriodSetting 1970s
hasTitleCharacter John Shaft NERFINISHED
isFollowedBy later Shaft film sequels and reboots
isSpinOffOf Shaft film franchise NERFINISHED
mainCharacter John Shaft NERFINISHED
mediaFranchise Shaft franchise
network CBS
numberOfSeasons 1
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
partOf The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies NERFINISHED
precededBy Shaft (film series) NERFINISHED
productionCompany MGM Television NERFINISHED
shortDescription short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise
starring Richard Roundtree NERFINISHED
startTime 1973
targetAudience adult viewers

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