Wiseguy

With friends like his who needs enemies

Created by Frank Lupo, Stephen J. Cannell

On CBS

A serialized undercover crime drama built on sustained psychological tension between a man's dual identity and the family bonds that anchor his sense of self.

Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.