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Sable(TV show/series, 1987-1988)

46min per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 7 episodes

SableRating: 2.3/5 (with 2 votes)
Sable is an American mystery crime drama television series that aired on ABC from November 7, 1987 to January 2, 1988, during the 1987–1988 season, and is based on the comic book, Jon Sable: Freelance, by Mike Grell. Seven episodes of the series aired. The show was a one-hour adventure/drama about mercenary and vigilante Jon Sable (Lewis Van Bergen), who by day was children's book author Nicholas Fleming. The program ran on Saturdays at 8:00, and aired its final episode on January 2, 1988. Rene Russo had her first television role on the series. Lara Flynn Boyle also had one of her first acting roles playing a kidnapped girl in the series pilot. KISS frontman Gene Simmons is a fan of the comic and purchased the rights to the series earlier in his career with the hope of turning it into a big action movie with Pierce Brosnan as the lead. Simmons even starred in the lead role in an un-aired pilot for the eventual TV show. ()
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About Sable

Sable is a short-lived television program that aired on ABC during the 1987-1988 season, and is based on the comic book, Jon Sable: Freelance, by Mike Grell. Only seven episodes ever aired. The show was a one-hour adventure/drama about mercenary and vigilante Jon Sable, who by day was children's book author Nicholas Fleming. The program ran on Saturdays at 8:00, and aired its final episode on January 2, 1988. Rene Russo had her first television role on the series. Lara Flynn Boyle also had one of her first acting roles playing a kidnapped girl in the series pilot.

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Sable Seasons and Episodes

11/07/1987Season 1 - 7 episodes
#1 | 11/07/1987Toy Gun
Sable is hired by a toy manufacturer to recover his kidnapped granddaughter. The kidnappers demand the man commit suicide or they'll kill his daughter
#2 | 11/14/1987Hunt
Jon gets word from an old friend that the son of a man he once killed has come to town...to kill him
#3 | 11/21/1987Evangelist
Jon investigates a murdered orphanage worker who knew tom much about the orphanage's illegal baby-selling scheme, while he and Cheesecake have to deal with the baby he found in the woman's apartment
#4 | 11/28/1987Serial Killer
In a bizarre twist, a serial killer hires Sable...to protect his next victim
#5 | 12/05/1987Copycat
Imitation is not the most sincere form of flattery when Jon must deal with a killer using his name while dispensing justice to criminals
#6 | 12/12/1987Watchdogs
Cheesecake is forced to hire Sable when a neighborhood watch group turns racist and begins preying on minorities
#7 | 01/02/1988Mob
Jon helps out an old friend, a thief, who made the mistake of robbing a rich mobster who is now hunting down the men who dared to steal from him

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 11/07/1987
Last episode released on: 01/02/1988

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:37659, Added: 03/08/2020, Last updated: 03/18/2024