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Karen Sisco is an American crime drama television series starring Carla Gugino in the title role. The series was created by novelist Elmore Leonard, based on a character who had appeared in several of his written works, as well as one film adaptation, 1998's Out of Sight. The series debuted on October 1, 2003 on ABC, and was canceled after seven episodes.

As a U.S. Deputy Marshal, based on Miami, Florida's Gold Coast, Karen must deal with the underbelly of South Beach nightlife and Palm Beach high life while tracking down fugitives. She also struggles to win the respect of her fellow officers. Karen occasionally gets advice from her father, a retired Miami police officer turned private investigator, who is Karen’s confidant, counselor, and confessor. The show faced stiff competition from NBC's Law & Order.

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TV Guide included the series in their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon".

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Character history

Prior to the events of the series, the character appeared in two stories:

"Karen Makes Out", a 1996 short story, available in two collections: Murder for Love, and When the Women Come Out to Dance, and Other Stories

Out of Sight, a 1996 novel, and 1998 film wherein she was played by Jennifer Lopez, and Marshall Sisco was played by Dennis Farina.

Cast

Carla Gugino as Karen Sisco

Robert Forster as Marshall Sisco, Karen's father

Bill Duke as Amos Andrews, Karen's boss

Recurring

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Jeffrey De Serrano as Edwards

Frank Pesce as Sonny

Robert Deacon as Mordecai Jones

Obba Babatundé as Daniel Burden

Jake Mailey as Jethro

Crew

Scott Frank, nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for Out Of Sight, served as an executive consultant.

Jason Smilovic and Peter Lefcourt were co-executive producers and writers. Smilovic developed the series.

Episodes

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Karen Sisco was canceled before airing all of the finished episodes. The last three were first broadcast when the series was re-aired on the USA Network.

Connections to other media

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Gugino appeared as the same character in the second episode of the third season of Justified, which is also based on a work by Leonard. There, she had since become an Assistant Director in the Marshals Service, had been married and divorced taking and keeping the last name Goodall.