413 Hope St.

413 Hope St. is an American drama television series which aired on the Fox network from September 11, 1997 to January 1, 1998. The series was co-created by actor/comedian Damon Wayans, who made a stark departure from his usual comedic work.

413 Hope St.
Created by	Damon Wayans Dean Lorey Janine Sherman
Starring	Shari Headley Jesse L. Martin Kelly Coffield Michael Easton Stephen Berra Dawn Stern Vincent Laresca Richard Roundtree Karim Prince
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Running time	60 mins.
Production companies	Nu Systems Productions 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11) – January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)

The ensemble cast—headed by Richard Roundtree—included Jesse L. Martin, Shari Headley, and Kelly Coffield.

Premise

413 Hope St. was named for the address of a New York City crisis center. Its founder, a successful corporate executive named Phil Thomas (Roundtree), started the center in the building at the site where his teenage son was gunned down after refusing to relinquish his sneakers to a street thug.^[1]

The topics addressed by the series included drug addiction and recovery, HIV and AIDS, foster care, re-integration into society after incarceration, and homelessness.

The series was cancelled after 10 episodes, with its final broadcast airing on New Year's Day 1998.

Cast

• Shari Headley as Juanita Harris
• Jesse L. Martin as Antonio Collins
• Kelly Coffield as Sylvia Jennings
• Michael Easton as Nick Carrington
• Stephen Berra as Quentin Jefferson
• Dawn Stern as Angelica Collins
• Vincent Laresca as Carlos Martinez
• Karim Prince as Melvin Todd
• Richard Roundtree as Phil Thomas

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code
1	"Pilot"	Eric Laneuville	Damon Wayans & Dean Lorey & Janine Sherman	September 11, 1997 (1997-09-11)	5W79
2	"Fatherhood"	Eric Laneuville	Dean Lorey	September 18, 1997 (1997-09-18)	5W01
3	"A Better Place"	Tucker Gates	Takashi Bufford	September 25, 1997 (1997-09-25)	5W02
4	"Redemption"	Oscar L. Costo	Trish Soodik & Remi Aubuchon & Takashi Bufford	October 16, 1997 (1997-10-16)	5W04
5	"Heartbeat"	Arvin Brown	Kathleen McGhee-Anderson	October 23, 1997 (1997-10-23)	5W03
6	"Hate Crimes"	Helaine Head	Remi Aubuchon	December 4, 1997 (1997-12-04)	5W05
7	"Quentin Goes Home"	Eric Laneuville	Dean Lorey	December 11, 1997 (1997-12-11)	5W06
8	"Lost Boys and Gothic Girls"	Ellen S. Pressman	Kathleen McGhee-Anderson & Takashi Bufford	December 18, 1997 (1997-12-18)	5W07
9	"Thanksgiving"	Steven Shaw	Judy McCreary	December 25, 1997 (1997-12-25)	5W08
10	"Falling"	Helaine Head	Trish Soodik & Remi Aubuchon	January 1, 1998 (1998-01-01)	5W09