“We sent Tony to Miami to do some on-site research,” McCluggage says, “and he came back enthused about doing it as a series.” ...

September 15, 2024 • Miami Vice, the groundbreaking TV series full of star cameos, debuted 40 years ago. So much fact-vs-fiction and art imitating life — which then tried to imitate that art.

When our buildings appeared in Miami Vice, it was the announcement of a new Miami to the world. You saw it on television, it connected the dots of the graphic power of the early buildings.” ...

Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.