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Renegade (TV series)
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Renegade is an American
television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.
The series stars Lorenzo Lamas
as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native American
bounty hunter
Bobby Sixkiller, played by Branscombe Richmond
. The series was created and produced by Stephen J. Cannell
, who also had a recurring role as main villain, crooked police officer Donald 'Dutch' Dixon.
The Renegade theme that followed was composed by Mike Post
.
Framed for the murder of Officer Burrell, Reno Raines goes on the run
. Dixon sends professional bounty hunter
Bobby Sixkiller after him, but Reno instead saves his life and gains his trust. Bobby realized that some things were not right with Dixon. Reno then works as a bounty hunter alongside Sixkiller and his sister Cheyenne (Kathleen Kinmont
), while searching for Hogg's brother Hound Adams, the one person who can clear his name and bring down Dixon — a witness who, fearing for his own life, will only come forward if Reno kills Dixon, something which he is unwilling to do.
Reno travels to look for bounties, which Bobby turns in for a percentage of the reward money (knowing that Reno would be arrested if he attempts to turn the criminals in himself). He also helps people at the same time and proves the innocence of those he believes to be innocent. On many occasions, law-enforcement officers (and other people) learn who Reno really is, but never turn him in once they trust and believe him. Eventually, Dixon becomes a US Federal Marshal, giving him the ability to chase Reno with federal assistance.
As the series is coming to an end in Season 5, Dutch kills his own wife (Melissa) and she dies right in Reno's arms. She knew what Dixon was doing and was ready to help turn him in. Their adult son (Donald Dixon Jr) believes the newspaper articles (from dad Dixon's testimony) and also goes for Reno. In the final episode, Reno, Bobby, Donald Jr, and Dixon;s boss Marshal Jack Hendricks, go after Dixon successfully. In the process Dixon shoots and wounds Hendricks and goes on the run. The Marshals then put out a reward for his capture. The last scene showed Reno and Bobby discussing whether to go for him now or let him see what it's like to be a wanted fugitive. They go for him now.
Kinmont was divorced from Lamas in the middle of season 2.
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released the first three seasons of Renegade on DVD in Region 1 in 2005–2006. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released. As of 2010, these releases have been discontinued and are now out of print.
On October 14, 2009, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment
had acquired the rights to several Stephen J. Cannell
series including Renegade. They subsequently re-released the first two seasons as individual boxed sets.
On October 12, 2010, Mill Creek released Renegade: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The 20-disc set features all 110 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time.
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television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.
The series stars Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas
Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
Bobby Sixkiller, played by Branscombe Richmond
Branscombe Richmond
Branscombe Richmond is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon, Ranhome Quickman or Branscom Richmond....
. The series was created and produced by Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions.-Early life:...
, who also had a recurring role as main villain, crooked police officer Donald 'Dutch' Dixon.
Introduction
The show had the following voiceover before every episode summarizing the plot of the series:The Renegade theme that followed was composed by Mike Post
Mike Post
Mike Post is an American multi-Grammy and Emmy Award winning composer best known for scoring some of the most popular TV theme songs in the United States, for primetime series such as Law & Order, NYPD Blue, The Rockford Files, LA Law, Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., Hill Street Blues, among numerous...
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Plot
Renegade is the story of San Diego police officer Reno Raines. Reno was called to Bay City, California by his good friend District Attorney Harry Wells. Harry hired Reno to work undercover, exposing corruption police officers. In a meeting with Harry Wells and Bay City Police Lieutenant Donald 'Dutch' Dixon, Reno explains he has enough evidence to press charges of murder and robbery against Dixon's partner Buzzy Burrell. Not wanting to be implicated in any crimes, Burrell and Dixon break convicted murderer Hogg Adams from prison in order to kill Raines. Later that night, Hogg busts into Reno's hotel room, aiming for Reno, but shooting his fiance Valerie Prentice, instead. Hogg flees the hotel and Burrell is seen rushing int to make sure Reno is dead. Dixon arrives moments afterwards and kills Burrell with Reno's weapon.Framed for the murder of Officer Burrell, Reno Raines goes on the run
Fugitive
A fugitive is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from private slavery, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals...
. Dixon sends professional bounty hunter
Bounty hunter
A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...
Bobby Sixkiller after him, but Reno instead saves his life and gains his trust. Bobby realized that some things were not right with Dixon. Reno then works as a bounty hunter alongside Sixkiller and his sister Cheyenne (Kathleen Kinmont
Kathleen Kinmont
Kathleen Kinmont is an American actress who starred in film and on television. Kinmont is perhaps best known for starring in horror movies.-Career:...
), while searching for Hogg's brother Hound Adams, the one person who can clear his name and bring down Dixon — a witness who, fearing for his own life, will only come forward if Reno kills Dixon, something which he is unwilling to do.
Reno travels to look for bounties, which Bobby turns in for a percentage of the reward money (knowing that Reno would be arrested if he attempts to turn the criminals in himself). He also helps people at the same time and proves the innocence of those he believes to be innocent. On many occasions, law-enforcement officers (and other people) learn who Reno really is, but never turn him in once they trust and believe him. Eventually, Dixon becomes a US Federal Marshal, giving him the ability to chase Reno with federal assistance.
As the series is coming to an end in Season 5, Dutch kills his own wife (Melissa) and she dies right in Reno's arms. She knew what Dixon was doing and was ready to help turn him in. Their adult son (Donald Dixon Jr) believes the newspaper articles (from dad Dixon's testimony) and also goes for Reno. In the final episode, Reno, Bobby, Donald Jr, and Dixon;s boss Marshal Jack Hendricks, go after Dixon successfully. In the process Dixon shoots and wounds Hendricks and goes on the run. The Marshals then put out a reward for his capture. The last scene showed Reno and Bobby discussing whether to go for him now or let him see what it's like to be a wanted fugitive. They go for him now.
Cast
- Lorenzo LamasLorenzo LamasLorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
as Reno Raines - Branscombe RichmondBranscombe RichmondBranscombe Richmond is an American character actor and stuntman. He is sometimes credited in films as Richmond Branscombe, Ranscombe Richmon, Ranhome Quickman or Branscom Richmond....
as Bobby Sixkiller - Stephen J. CannellStephen J. CannellStephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions.-Early life:...
as Marshal Donald "Dutch" Dixon - Kathleen KinmontKathleen KinmontKathleen Kinmont is an American actress who starred in film and on television. Kinmont is perhaps best known for starring in horror movies.-Career:...
as Cheyenne Phillips (Seasons 1–4) - Sandra FergusonSandra FergusonSandra Dee Robinson is an American actress and founder of the media training and consulting firm Charisma On Camera. As an actress she was first credited as Sandra Reinhardt while married to her first husband, John Reinhardt. When they divorced, she changed her name back to Ferguson...
as Sandy Caruthers (Season 5)
Kinmont was divorced from Lamas in the middle of season 2.
Reception
At the peak of its syndication run Renegade was broadcast in nearly 100 countries and a dozen languages, achieving a noteworthy following as one of the most viewed world programs, rivaled in numbers only by the syndication powerhouse BaywatchBaywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
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Filming Locations
The series was primarily filmed in San Diego, California and surrounding suburbs.DVD releases
Anchor Bay EntertainmentAnchor Bay Entertainment
Anchor Bay Entertainment is a U.S. based home entertainment and production company and is a division of Starz Media, which is a unit of Starz, LLC. It was previously owned by IDT Entertainment until 2006 when IDT was purchased by Starz Media. Anchor Bay markets and sells feature films, series,...
released the first three seasons of Renegade on DVD in Region 1 in 2005–2006. Due to poor sales, no further seasons were released. As of 2010, these releases have been discontinued and are now out of print.
On October 14, 2009, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment
Mill Creek Entertainment is a home entertainment company that manufactures movie and television DVD compilation box sets at "value" prices. Nashville's Amity Entertainment is an affiliate to Mill Creek...
had acquired the rights to several Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen J. Cannell
Stephen Joseph Cannell was an American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor, and the founder of Stephen J. Cannell Productions.-Early life:...
series including Renegade. They subsequently re-released the first two seasons as individual boxed sets.
On October 12, 2010, Mill Creek released Renegade: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1. The 20-disc set features all 110 episodes of the series on DVD for the very first time.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Season | 22 | January 19, 2010 |
| The Complete Second Season | 22 | September 14, 2010 |
| The Complete Series (1–5) | 110 | October 12, 2010 |