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Profiler

  • TV Series
  • 1996–2000
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IMDb RATING
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Robert Davi and Ally Walker in Profiler (1996)
Profiler: Season 1
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Police ProceduralSerial KillerCrimeDramaMysteryThriller

Dr. Sam Waters is a detective with the Violent Crimes Task Force, a federal agency which often works with the FBI, ATF, and other crime-solving agencies.Dr. Sam Waters is a detective with the Violent Crimes Task Force, a federal agency which often works with the FBI, ATF, and other crime-solving agencies.Dr. Sam Waters is a detective with the Violent Crimes Task Force, a federal agency which often works with the FBI, ATF, and other crime-solving agencies.

  • Creator
    • Cynthia Saunders
  • Stars
    • Ally Walker
    • Julian McMahon
    • A Martinez
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    4.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,756
    210
    • Creator
      • Cynthia Saunders
    • Stars
      • Ally Walker
      • Julian McMahon
      • A Martinez
    • 36User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 19 nominations total

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    Ally Walker
    Ally Walker
    • Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters
    • 1996–1999
    Julian McMahon
    Julian McMahon
    • Det. John Grant
    • 1996–2000
    A Martinez
    A Martinez
    • Agent Nick 'Coop' Cooper
    • 1996–1997
    Robert Davi
    Robert Davi
    • Agent Bailey Malone
    • 1996–2000
    Roma Maffia
    Roma Maffia
    • Grace Alvarez
    • 1996–2000
    Peter Frechette
    Peter Frechette
    • George Fraley
    • 1996–2000
    Erica Gimpel
    Erica Gimpel
    • Angel Brown
    • 1996–1999
    Dennis Christopher
    Dennis Christopher
    • Jack of All Trades…
    • 1996–1999
    Caitlin Wachs
    Caitlin Wachs
    • Chloe Waters
    • 1996–1998
    Heather McComb
    Heather McComb
    • Frances Malone
    • 1997–1998
    Michael Whaley
    Michael Whaley
    • Det. Nathan Brubaker
    • 1996–1997
    Jamie Luner
    Jamie Luner
    • Rachel Burke
    • 1999–2000
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    Shiek Mahmud-Bey
    • Det. Marcus Payton
    • 1997–1998
    Traci Lords
    Traci Lords
    • Jill of All Trades…
    • 1997–1998
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Donald Lucas
    • 1998–1999
    James Handy
    James Handy
    • Lou Handleman
    • 1997–1998
    Gregory Itzin
    Gregory Itzin
    • Joel Marks
    • 2000
    Evan Rachel Wood
    Evan Rachel Wood
    • Chloe Waters
    • 1998–1999
    • Creator
      • Cynthia Saunders
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    denizov

    An intelligently-made great film series ,worth seeing

    I dislike TV series in general but this one is something really DIFFERENT!What attracts me is the fact that the most important thing in the series is PSYCHOLOGY.And this is exactly what today's films very often lack.The group tries to probe the minds of criminals-every one of them so different from the rest.This is hundred times more intriguing and scary than 20 action films put together.The plots are BELIEVABLE,the characters are life-like:with their problems,peculiarities,weaknesses,failures.Also I like the intelligent way in which the leading character was replaced by another actress(not the way they do these things in"the bold and the beautiful"for example.) What i lack is a list of all the episodes,so if anyone would be so kind to write them I would be grateful.
    sejrolsen

    Best TV series I have seen

    This is the best TV series I have seen. It's got good acting, GREAT plot (the whole Jack-of-All-Trades plot in the background was brilliant), and even after Sam Waters retired the idea is still very, very captivating.

    The part I like best (and which I also find most scary), is all the different motives/backgrounds the perpetrators have. I also appreciate that the main characters have a life besides the VCTF, and that they develop throughout the series.

    All in all, I can't point to anything about the series I don't like. It's a must-see.
    stamper

    A good thriller

    I once believed this was the best show on earth (thriller that is) until Ally Walker left. Don't get me wrong, I like Rachel Burke (Jamie Luner) too, but it's just not the same. Rachel is very much like Samantha, yet she is totally different. She's the same kind of pretty female, she's got the sixth sense and all. But still I found the power that drove Sam (Jack of all trades) much stronger. There is just something lost now. But it still is good. I mean you still have Davi, Maffia, George and the other guy who are funny sympathetic and believable. Luner is good too, but no-one could replace Walker. She does the best that can be done.
    jtsjtssmokey

    liked then did not like

    profiler was good entertainment with great actresses/actors, the 1st 2 seasons love th way the characters grew together an cared about one another,with the 3rd feeling like they were family not just friends but was not impressed with the ending... huh....what where uh ya...not one of them could come up with a better ending that at least had them have lives i think a 4th grader could have ended it better...to me it seems they take good shows off TV an replace with nonsense, an yes the 4th season could have been better an maybe a 5th+ season(s) would have allowed them to improve the revamped show but nope yank too bad 4 u out there who liked it,,,well my 2 cents worth hope any 1 who reads this has a wonderful day
    Ashlee-3

    One of the best shows around!

    This show has totally taken Saturday nights by storm. The exceptional filming and story lines have taken NBC's "Thrillogy" to a higher level of suspense and intrigue. The characters are well played and well suited to the show. The themes are relevant and the overall atmosphere is, well, awesome! Me being slightly partial I can say that this is undoubtedly one of the best, if not THE best show around.

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    • Trivia
      Throughout the series the producers used stylized visual sequences to illustrate Sam's intuitive leaps. Because the show debuted at the same time as the similarly themed "Millennium (1996)," which stared a profiler with actual psychic abilities illustrated with similar stylized segments, many assumed that Sam was supposed to be psychic. In reality the flashes were never supposed to be psychic. Instead they were supposed to illustrate Sam's thought process as she made intuitive leaps.
    • Quotes

      John Grant: We don't have a lot of time here, Dr. Lawson. So if you've got a theory, I want to hear it.

      Dr. Samantha 'Sam' Waters: You want a "theory"? You've got Chinese food in the refrigerator, you like your women in heels, your scotch straight, and yourself definitely on top.

    • Crazy credits
      The actor Dennis Christopher, who plays "Jack", is never credited as Dennis Christopher, the credits just say "and jack". This is because the identity of Jack is a secret (for the characters in the series, they don't know who he is), his identity is unmasked in the first two episodes of the 4th season, from this moment he is credited as "dennis christopher as jack" in the credits. (There are two episodes, where he is credited in his role as "Albert Newquay", in fact, "Albert Newquay" is "Jack", also revealed in the meantioned episodes).
    • Connections
      Referenced in Homicide: Abduction (1998)

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1997 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Профіль вбивці
    • Filming locations
      • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Three Putt Productions
      • NBC Enterprises
      • NBC Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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