Mad Dogs
Mad Dogs
by Cris Cole
Cris Cole
Michael C. Martin
Zev Borow
Brett C. Leonard
Eileen Myers
Kent Rotherham
Shawn Ryan
Jon Worley
United States
English
1
10
Suzanne Mackie
Cris Cole
Andy Harries
Shawn Ryan
Danielle Weinstock
Luillo Ruiz
Jon Worley
Ken Topolsky
Bernard Couture
Raphy Molinary
Nelson Cragg
Debbie Berman
David Kaldor
Robert Ivison
C.J. Liao
Scott Pellet
Robert Komatsu
Amy M. Fleming
40 — 56 minutes
MiddKid Productions
Cris Cole Productions
Left Bank Pictures
Amazon Studios
Sony Pictures Television
January 15, 2015 –
January 22, 2016
Casting[edit]
The actors have mostly episodic TV credits,[7] including Billy Zane as a man wealthy from underworld connections who invites his friends for a stay in Belize, Michael Imperioli as an irresponsible but good-hearted former traveling musician, Romany Malco as a family man, and Ben Chaplin (who starred in the Zane role in the UK version of the show) as an embittered teacher.[1][2][3] The show's female cast, including Allison Tolman and María Botto (reprising her role from the UK series), provide contrast to the male leads.[1][2][6]
Production[edit]
Showrunner Cris Cole adapted the show from his own drama in the UK.[1] It was originally under development at the FX network.[8] Cole noted that because the American version is 10 hours to the British version's first season's four hours, the last six hours of the American version are "virgin territory" and have no comparative to the original.[3]
Rights to air the show were sold by Sony Pictures Television for more than 140 countries prior to the initial Amazon airing.[4]
In late-February 2016, Amazon announced that it had opted not to renew the series.[9] Although the original intention had been for the show to be a 10 episode limited series, Amazon and the show leadership had broached the idea of a potential second season.[9]
During filming of scenes of the pilot episode in Puerto Rico, actor Steve Zahn contracted dengue fever.[10]