Unsub (TV series)

Unsub is an American television series that aired on NBC from February 3 to April 14, 1989. The series revolves around an elite FBI forensic team that investigates serial murderers and other violent crimes. Unsub is an abbreviation for the "unknown subject" of an investigation.^[1]

Unsub
Created by	David J. Burke Stephen Kronish
Developed by	Stephen J. Cannell
Written by	Michael Berlin David J. Burke Stephen J. Cannell Eric Estrin Stephen Kronish Joe Menosky Gene Miller Randall Wallace
Directed by	Bill Corcoran Corey Allen James A. Contner William A. Fraker Jim Johnston Jorge Montesi Gus Trikonis Reynaldo Villalobos
Starring	David Soul M. Emmet Walsh Kent McCord Andrea Mann Jennifer Hetrick Richard Kind Joe Maruzzo
Composer	Mike Post
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producer	David J. Burke
Producers	Stephen J. Cannell John Peter Kousakis Jo Swerling, Jr.
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Cinematography	Francis Kenny
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	Stephen J. Cannell Productions TeleVentures
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	February 3 (1989-02-03) – April 14, 1989 (1989-04-14)

Cast

• David Soul as John Westley "Wes" Grayson^[1]
• M. Emmet Walsh as Ned Platt^[1]
• Kent McCord as Alan McWhirter
• Andrea Mann as Norma McWhirter
• Jennifer Hetrick as Ann Madison
• Richard Kind as Jimmy Bello
• Joe Maruzzo as Tony D'Agostino

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	"White Bone Demon"	Corey Allen	Stephen J. Cannell	February 3, 1989 (1989-02-03)	18.1[2]
A psychotic serial killer (Paul Guilfoyle), driven to kill by nightmarish visions of a skull-like face, is running amok in East Harbor, Connecticut.
2	"Silent Stalker"	William A. Fraker	David J. Burke	February 10, 1989 (1989-02-10)	15.8[3]
The team trains a potential new member (Patricia Charbonneau) while dealing with a child predator (John Snyder) in Gastown, British Columbia.
3	"Clean Slate"	Jim Johnston	Joe Menosky	February 17, 1989 (1989-02-17)	15.9[4]
A cleanliness-obsessed bomber (Kevin Spacey) is terrorizing Seattle, and one of his victims is Tony's young goddaughter, Gina.
4	"Daddy Dearest"	Reynaldo Villalobos	Stephen Kronish	March 4, 1989 (1989-03-04)	22.1[5]
Men are being found strangled and castrated in Belford, New Jersey. The prime suspect turns out to be a female cop.
5	"And They Swam Right Over the Dam"	Jorge Montesi	Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin	March 10, 1989 (1989-03-10)	14.6[6]
Couples are turning up dead in Columbus, Ohio. The key to solving the homicides may lay with a young boy named Jeffrey.
6	"And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 1"	Gus Trikonis	Story by : Anthony J. Schembri Teleplay by : Randall Wallace	March 31, 1989 (1989-03-31)	12.9[7]
A desperate mother asks Wes to help find her missing daughters, who were last seen in the company of a charismatic preacher named Bishop Grace.
7	"And the Dead Shall Rise to Condemn Thee: Part 2"	Gus Trikonis	Story by : Anthony J. Schembri Teleplay by : Randall Wallace	April 7, 1989 (1989-04-07)	14.4[8]
Wes becomes recklessly obsessed in his pursuit of Bishop Grace.
8	"Burn Out"	James A. Contner	Gene Miller	April 14, 1989 (1989-04-14)	13.4[9]
While Wes and Tony work to justify the expenses of the CPU at Capitol Hill, Ann and Ned look for an escalating arsonist in Haynesville, North Carolina.

Home media

On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contains 54 episodes from 13 different shows produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions including all 8 episodes of Unsub.^[10]