Traffic

The complex world of illegal drugs.

This miniseries was a three-part feature aired on the USA Network in 2004 and featured 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.

It was inspired by the 1989 television miniseries Traffik made by Channel 4 in Britain and the 2000 motion picture Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh. The American version was nominated for three Emmy Awards.

Traffic: The Miniseries was directed by Eric Bross and Stephen Hopkins, written by Ron Hutchinson, and had as its principal cast Cliff Curtis, Martin Donovan, Balthazar Getty, Elias Koteas, Mary McCormack, Ritchie Coster, Nelson Lee, and Tony Musante. supporting cast Justin Chatwin, Jennifer Rae Westley, Katia Khatchadourian, Johanna Olson and Brian George.