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  • Show: E-Ring

  • When: Wednesdays 9pm

  • Status: New Series

  • Where: NBC

  • First Aired: September 2005

  • Country: United States

Regular Cast
Benjamin Bratt - Jim Tisnewski
Dennis Hopper - Colonel McNulty
Aunjanue Ellis - Jocelyn Pierce
Gabriel Olds - Richard Woodley
Robert Joy - Mark Boskovich
Joe Morton - Steven Algazi
Kerr Smith - Bobby Wilkerson

About The Show
Executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer (C.S.I. franchise), Oscar-nominated director/producer Taylor Hackford (Ray) and actors Benjamin Bratt and Dennis Hopper join forces for storytelling inside the nation's ultimate fortress: the Pentagon. It's a hub of explosive conflicts between our military heroes and the civilians to whom they report, a world where crises can escalate into life-and-death climaxes for individuals and entire nations. It's often a delicate balance between protecting the homeland, all of mankind or the life of a lone soldier. Aunjanue Ellis and Sarah Clarke also star.

Season One (2005 - 2006)

  1. Pilot
  2. Snatch and Grab
  3. Escape and Evade
  4. Tribes
  5. Weekend Pass
  6. Toy Soldiers
  7. Cemetery Wind (Part 1)
  8. Cemetery Wind (Part 2)
  9. Delta Does Detroit
  10. The Forgotten
  11. Christmas Story
  12. Breath of Allah
  13. War Crimes
  14. The General
  15. Five Pillars

 

Season One

  1. Sept 21, 2005: Pilot
    Executive producer Jerry Bruckheimer ("CSI" franchise), Oscar-nominated director/producer Taylor Hackford ("Ray") and stars Benjamin Bratt ("Traffic," "Law & Order") and Dennis Hopper ("Easy Rider," "Speed") join forces in this pulsating drama set inside the nation's ultimate fortress: the Pentagon. When an American "asset" in China sends out a call for help, Major Jim (J.T.) Tisnewski (Benjamin Bratt) must take on the responsibility of convincing not only his superior, Colonel Eli McNulty (Dennis Hopper), but the Joint Chiefs of Staff and their advisors that the United States should risk a potential war with China and come to her rescue. It's a hub of highly explosive conflicts between decorated and experienced American military heroes and the civilians to whom they report. Also starring Aunjanue Ellis and Kelly Rutherford.
     
  2. Sept 28, 2005: Snatch and Grab
    When the Pentagon receives intelligence that an elusive terrorist ally has surfaced in Uzbekistan, Colonel McNulty (Dennis Hopper) and his staff must move quickly to keep him from slipping through their fingers again. Meanwhile, JT (Benjamin Bratt) butts heads with Samantha Liston (Kelly Rutherford), a memorable woman from his past, who now ranks above him as the Deputy General Counsel to the Department of Defense. The high-risk mission calls for the best special ops team, which means that JT must send his old unit, and good friends, into harmÓs way. Also starring Aunjanue Ellis and guest starring Kerr Smith.
     
  3. Oct 05, 2005: Escape and Evade
    When McNulty (Dennis Hopper) learns that a Special Forces team may be illegally treading onto Iranian soil, he puts JT (Benjamin Bratt) in harm's way to deal with them. Meanwhile, Algazi (Joe Morton) and Sonny (Kelly Rutherford) assemble a team to aid his rescue from the Pentagon. Also starring Aunjanue Ellis.
     
  4. 12 Oct 05  Tribes
    The discovery of machetes in Burundi, Africa carries the threat of a potential repeat of the gruesome genocide in 1994. The deadly tensions between the Hutu and Tutsi groups have come to a breaking point due to the propagandizing of a tyrannical Hutu leader. Preventing the bloodshed in Africa holds major significance for Sergeant Pierce (Aunjanue Ellis), but JT (Benjamin Bratt) struggles with the politics of the Pentagon, as the mission is not a priority in a time of limited resources and hidden agendas. And with Colonel McNulty (Dennis Hopper) tied up in a different game, JT is forced to learn how to survive on a new type of battlefield.
     
  5. 19 Oct 05  Weekend Pass
    Two US Marines are accused of raping a young local woman in Surinam. When JT (Benjamin Bratt) learns of this, he immediately jumps to action only to find opposition from above. The United States doesn't want to jeopardize its' aluminum interests controlled by the Surinamese government. He must navigate the political maze to discern the truth and try to save the soldiers' lives.
     
  6. 26 Oct 05 Toy Soldiers
    The CIA places a known terrorist on the capture/kill list unexpectedly and JT (Benjamin Bratt) begins to investigate the reasons behind it. When he finds out that not everything is on the level, he challenges his superiors and learns that the politics in the Pentagon can be deadly if you're not careful. Meanwhile, JT helps his friend Bobby (Kerr Smith) deal with civilian life.
     
  7. 2 Nov 05 Cemetery Wind (Part 1)
    When JT's (Benjamin Bratt) girlfriend Angie (Kelsey Oldershaw) is put in a life threatening situation, she can only leave him one clue as to what has happened to her. JT must recall his past Special Ops missions in order to find the answer.
     
  8. 9 Nov 05 Cemetery Wind (Part 2)
    JT (Benjamin Bratt) has discovered Angie's (Kelsey Oldershaw) attackers and has to finish a job they started together years ago.
     
  9. 16 Nov 05 Delta Does Detroit
    JT (Benjamin Bratt) and a Special Ops team are dispatched to Detroit where a radical Christian group takes over a mosque and keeps its members hostage. JT must balance how much he is able to assist in saving lives with the law which requires that the FBI deal with the situation on their own.
     
  10. 23 Nov 05 The Forgotten
    McNulty and JT (Benjamin Bratt) learn from the CIA that a captured Navy SEAL, long thought dead, is still alive, they immediately jump into action to save him. They meet resistance from the civilian oversight board at the Pentagon and are forced into a "backdoor" mission to save this soldier. More of McNulty's mysterious past is revealed in the process.
     
  11. 7 Dec 05 Christmas Story
    On Christmas Eve, JT (Benjamin Bratt) works in Special Ops on a humanitarian relief mission to help an Afghani village that helped Delta several years ago which finds itself confronting both bad weather and an advancing Taliban force. Help must come from unusual places to make it work. Meanwhile, Samantha (Kelly Rutherford) meets JT's father who needs a favor much to JT's dismay.
     
  12. 11 Jan 06 Breath of Allah
    When an interagency strike in Amsterdam turns up an illegal lab producing the Plague, JT (Benjamin Bratt) and his SOD team rush an anti-terrorism plan into effect, only to realize that the threat is much, much closer to home. Samantha (Kelly Rutherford) finds herself with an enticing offer which further complicates her relationship with JT.
     
  13. 18 Jan 06 War Crimes
    JT (Benjamin Bratt) and his team of Special Ops soldiers put themselves in harm's way to help investigate war criminals in Sarajevo. Things heat up whtn the attorney they're guarding is suddenly poisoned.
     
  14. 1 Feb 06 The General
    JT (Benjamin Bratt) is celebrating his promotion to Colonel when he and the Special Ops team receive word that a high ranking special ops officer is kidnapped in Spain. He and his team must travel the globe to track down the people responsible and hopefully before the deadline the terrorists have given them. Meanwhile, love is in the air for Sgt. Pierce (Aunjanue Ellis).
     
  15. 8 Mar 06 Five Pillars