TV
L.A. Heat (TNT 1999-2000, Steven Williams, Wolf Larson)
L.A. Heat is an action-packed crime drama which features two detective partners who are as different as night and day. Detective August Brooks (Steven Williams) is a seasoned veteran with sixteen years with the Los Angeles Police Department. In his youth, August won a Golden Gloves championship. A contender in every sense of the word, he always put his opponents down in the ring. After discovering his manager and promoter embezzling funds from fellow boxers, August became disillusioned with the fight game and left a promising career to join the police academy. He soon discovered that he was a natural at police work and quickly rose through the ranks of the LAPD to become detective. Now he has taken over a boxing gym and converted it into a recreation area for underprivileged children, providing an alternative to gang life.
In contrast to Detective Brooks is Detective Chester Chase McDonald (Wolf Larson) who has been with the department for seven years. McDonald likes to live on the edge, take risks, and is passionate about his work. Although he is a born leader, he often needs the guidance of someone with Brooks’ experience to keep him out of trouble.
Set in Los Angeles, L.A. Heat utilizes the glamorous backdrops of the city (such as the beautiful beaches and exclusive resorts) as well as the rougher parts of town.
production details
USA | TNT | 48×50 minutes | Broadcast from 15 March 1999
Creators: Joseph Merhi,
cast
Renee Tenison as Kendra
Steven Williams as Det. August Brooks
Wolf Larson as Det. Chase MacDonald
Sugar Ray Leonard as Benny Lewis
Kenneth Tigar as Capt. Jensen
Dawn Radenbaugh as Jodi