Traffic (miniseries)

Traffic is a three-part miniseries that aired on the United States cable channel USA Network in 2004, featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all.^[1]

Traffic
Directed by	Eric Bross Stephen Hopkins
Starring	Mary McCormack Balthazar Getty
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Ron Hutchinson Colin Cotter Graham King
Producers	Stephen Hopkins Jay Benson
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	2004 (2004) – 2004 (2004)

Production

The miniseries was inspired by the 1989 Channel 4 television miniseries Traffik and the 2000 motion picture Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh.^[2]

Reception

The American version was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2004	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Miniseries	Ron Hutchinson (executive producer) Colin Cotter (executive producer) Graham King (executive producer) Stephen Hopkins (producer) Jay Benson (produced by)	Nominated
		Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special	Mary Jo Slater (casting by) Steve Brooksbank (casting by) Stuart Aikins (casting by)
		Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie	Kevin Patrick Burns (re-recording mixer) Marc Fishman (re-recording mixer) Tony Lamberti (re-recording mixer) Eric Batut (production sound mixer)
	Casting Society of America	Best Casting for TV Miniseries	Mary Jo Slater (casting by) Steve Brooksbank (casting by) Stuart Aikins (casting by)	Won
	Gold Derby Awards	TV Miniseries		Nominated
	OFTA Television Award	Best Miniseries
		Best Ensemble in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
		Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Eric Bross Stephen Hopkins
		Best Writing of a Motion Picture or Miniseries	Ron Hutchinson
		Best Editing in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
		Best Sound in a Motion Picture or Miniseries
2005	Prism Award	TV Movie or Miniseries
		Performance in a TV Movie or Miniseries	Mary McCormack
	Golden Satellite Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Balthazar Getty