Sable

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.

DramaCrimeAction & AdventureMystery

Seasons

1. Toy Gun

Air Date: 1987-11-07

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. Hunt

Air Date: 1987-11-14

Jon gets word from an old friend that the son of a man he once killed has come to town...to kill him

3. Evangelist

Air Date: 1987-11-21

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. Serial Killer

Air Date: 1987-11-28

In a bizarre twist, a serial killer hires Sable...to protect his next victim

5. Copycat

Air Date: 1987-12-05

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. Watchdogs

Air Date: 1987-12-12

Cheesecake is forced to hire Sable when a neighborhood watch group turns racist and begins preying on minorities

7. Mob

Air Date: 1988-01-02

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

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Rating

4.7/10

Release Date

1987-11-07

Episodes

7 (1 seasons)

Status

Canceled

Cast

Lewis van Bergen

Lewis van Bergen

Jon Sable

Rene Russo

Rene Russo

Eden Kendell

Ken Page

Ken Page

Joe Tyson

Holly Fulger

Holly Fulger

Mike Blackman

Marge Kotlisky

Marge Kotlisky

Cynthia

Lara Flynn Boyle

Lara Flynn Boyle

Melanie Waterston

Production Companies

Taft Entertainment Television