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“HACK,”
A NEW DRAMA SERIES STARRING DAVID MORSE, ANDRE BRAUGHER AND GEORGE DZUNDZA,
ABOUT AN EX-COP TURNED TAXI DRIVER WHO FIGHTS FOR AND RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF
OTHERS, PREMIERED FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 ON CBS
This Series Is Being Filmed in Philadelphia
HACK, a new drama series starring
David Morse, Emmy Award-winning Andre Braugher, George Dzundza and 11-year-old
Matthew Borish, about an ex-cop turned taxi driver who seeks redemption by
fighting for and righting the wrongs of others, premieres Friday, Sept. 27
(9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Tony Award-winning Donna Murphy has a recurring role in this
series, which is being filmed in Philadelphia.
Once a decorated police officer, Mike Olshansky
(Morse) is abruptly kicked off the force after he’s caught taking money from a
crime scene. With his law enforcement career in tatters, Mike begrudgingly
embraces his new life as a cabbie, a job that requires long days and nights and
a steady supply of caffeine and eye drops.
As he contemplates moonlighting as a crime solver, he seeks support and
assistance from his longtime friends, including former partner Marcellus
Washington (Braugher), for whom Mike kept silent a secret that could shatter
Marcellus’ own police career. Marcellus,
who is in Mike’s debt, cautiously gives Mike the inside information he
needs to help others -- while Mike assists him in doing the work a cop
can’t do. Father Tom "Grizz"
Grzelak (Dzundza) is both Mike’s drinking buddy and forthright friend. At
home, Mike faces drama of a different sort from his estranged wife, Heather
(Murphy), and son, Michael Jr. (Borish). The closer he examines his own life,
the more he finds himself unable to stop from intervening in the troubled lives
of others.
In the premiere episode, written
by creator/creative consultant David Koepp (“Spider-Man,” “Jurassic
Park” and “The Panic Room”) and directed by Thomas Carter (“Don King:
Only in America,” “Miami Vice,” “St. Elsewhere”), one of the series’
executive producers, Mike agrees to help his fare -- a desperate out-of-towner
who is attempting to locate/rescue his missing teen-aged daughter, whom he
believes may be in Philadelphia. To
Marcellus’ despair, some of Mike’s investigative tactics during this mission
are proving to be less-than-conventional – and not always legal.
But, the driven Mike operates on the belief that the ends should/will
justify the means.
David Morse is best known for his
role as Dr. Jack “Boomer” Morrison in the Emmy-winning ensemble drama “St.
Elsewhere,” which aired from 1982 to 1988.
His film credits include “Hearts in Atlantis,” “The Green Mile,”
“Dancer in the Dark,” “Proof of Life,” “Twelve Monkeys,”
“Contact,” “The Negotiator,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” “Bait,”
“Crazy in Alabama,” “The Rock,” “Extreme Measures,” “The Good
Son,” “Desperate Hours,” “The Getaway” and “Personal Foul.”
Morse made his film debut in “Inside Moves” and went on to star in
“The Indian Runner” and “The Crossing Guard.”
He will soon be seen in the film “Double Vision.”
He also starred in the television films “The Langoliers,”
“Brotherhood of the Rose,” “Cry in the Wild,” the cable movie
“Tecumesh: The Last Warrior” and the public television film “Diary of a
City Priest.” Morse made
his Broadway debut in the role of Father Barry in the theater adaptation of
“On the Waterfront.” Among his
Off Broadway credits is “How I Learned to Drive,” for which he won the Drama
League Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award.
Andre Braugher is best known for
his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the drama
series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” which aired from 1992 to 1999.
He later reprised his role in the television movie “Homicide:
The Movie.” His additional
television credits include an Emmy-nominated lead role in the drama series
“Gideon’s Crossing,” an Emmy-nominated supporting role in the cable
mini-series “The Tuskeegee Airmen,” the title role in the film “The
Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson” and starring roles in “Murder in
Mississippi” and the cable films “Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture,”
“10,000 Black Men Named George” and “Passing Glory.”
Braugher also starred in – and made his directorial debut with – one
vignette of the Showtime trilogy “Love Songs.”
Among Braugher’s feature film credits are “Frequency,” “City of
Angels,” “Glory,” “Primal Fear,” “Duets,” “All the Rage” and
“Thick as Thieves.” Braugher’s theater credits include roles in the New
York Shakespeare Festival productions of “Measure for Measure” and
“Twelfth Night” and in the title role of “Henry V,” which earned him an
Obie Award.
George Dzundza’s feature film
credits include “The Butcher’s Wife,” “Instinct,” “Species 2,”
“That Darn Cat,” “Crimson Tide,” “Basic Instinct,” “Dangerous
Minds,” “Impulse,” “White Hunter, Black Heart,” “The Beast,” “No
Way Out,” “No Mercy,” “City by the Sea,” “Best Defense,”
“Streamers” and “The Deer Hunter.”
Among his television series credits are lead roles in the drama series
“Law & Order” and “Jesse,” and guest-starring roles in “The
Agency” and “Touched By An Angel,” both on the Network, and “Third
Watch.” Dzundza has had lead
roles in numerous television films including “The Babymaker,” on the
Network, “What She Didn’t Know,” “The Ryan White Story,” “Cross of
Fire,” “Brotherly Love,” “The Twilight Zone: Red Snow,” “When She
Says No,” “Skokie” and the cable movie “The Enemy Within.”
Eleven-year-old Matthew Borish is making his television debut in HACK. His audition for the role was his very first audition for a television series. Similarly, in 2001 his first theatrical audition landed him the role of “Chip” in the National Tour of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” Since leaving that tour, Borish has done commercial and voiceover work.
Donna Murphy won the first of two Tony Awards for Best Actress, along with
the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards, for her portrayal of Fosca in Stephen
Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Passion.” She was awarded her second Tony and
Drama League Awards for her performance as Anna Leonowans in the highly
acclaimed revival of “The King and I.”
Murphy made her professional debut in the Broadway hit “They’re
Playing Our Song.” Her additional
Broadway credits include “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “Privates on
Parade.” Off Broadway, she has performed in shows such as “Twelve Dreams,”
“Hello Again” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” She most recently starred as
the title character in “Helen” for the N.Y. Shakespeare Festival, for which
she won a Drama League Award. For
her performance in the cable film “Someone Had to Be Benny,” she received a
Cable Ace Award as Best Actress in a Drama Special or Series, as well as a
Daytime Emmy. Her additional
television films include the cable productions “The Last Debate,” “The Day
Lincoln Was Shot” and the public television mini-series “Liberty.”
Her series work includes a lead role in the series “What About Joan”
and a recurring role in “Murder One.” Her feature film work includes
“Center Stage,” “Star Trek: Insurrection” and “The Astronaut’s
Wife.”
