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“HACK,” A NEW DRAMA SERIES STARRING DAVID MORSE, ANDRE BRAUGHER AND GEORGE DZUNDZA, ABOUT AN EX-COP TURNED TAXI DRIVER WHO FIGHTS FOR AND RIGHTS THE WRONGS OF OTHERS, PREMIERED FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 ON CBS

This Series Is Being Filmed in Philadelphia

HACK, a new drama series starring David Morse, Emmy Award-winning Andre Braugher, George Dzundza and 11-year-old Matthew Borish, about an ex-cop turned taxi driver who seeks redemption by fighting for and righting the wrongs of others, premieres Friday, Sept. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.  Tony Award-winning Donna Murphy has a recurring role in this series, which is being filmed in Philadelphia.

Once a decorated police officer, Mike Olshansky (Morse) is abruptly kicked off the force after he’s caught taking money from a crime scene. With his law enforcement career in tatters, Mike begrudgingly embraces his new life as a cabbie, a job that requires long days and nights and a steady supply of caffeine and eye drops.  As he contemplates moonlighting as a crime solver, he seeks support and assistance from his longtime friends, including former partner Marcellus Washington (Braugher), for whom Mike kept silent a secret that could shatter Marcellus’ own police career.  Marcellus, who is in Mike’s debt, cautiously gives Mike the inside information he  needs to help others -- while Mike assists him in doing the work a cop can’t do.  Father Tom "Grizz" Grzelak (Dzundza) is both Mike’s drinking buddy and forthright friend. At home, Mike faces drama of a different sort from his estranged wife, Heather (Murphy), and son, Michael Jr. (Borish). The closer he examines his own life, the more he finds himself unable to stop from intervening in the troubled lives of others.

In the premiere episode, written by creator/creative consultant David Koepp (“Spider-Man,” “Jurassic Park” and “The Panic Room”) and directed by Thomas Carter (“Don King: Only in America,” “Miami Vice,” “St. Elsewhere”), one of the series’ executive producers, Mike agrees to help his fare -- a desperate out-of-towner who is attempting to locate/rescue his missing teen-aged daughter, whom he believes may be in Philadelphia.   To Marcellus’ despair, some of Mike’s investigative tactics during this mission are proving to be less-than-conventional – and not always legal.  But, the driven Mike operates on the belief that the ends should/will justify the means.

David Morse is best known for his role as Dr. Jack “Boomer” Morrison in the Emmy-winning ensemble drama “St. Elsewhere,” which aired from 1982 to 1988.  His film credits include “Hearts in Atlantis,” “The Green Mile,” “Dancer in the Dark,” “Proof of Life,” “Twelve Monkeys,” “Contact,” “The Negotiator,” “The Long Kiss Goodnight,” “Bait,” “Crazy in Alabama,” “The Rock,” “Extreme Measures,” “The Good Son,” “Desperate Hours,” “The Getaway” and “Personal Foul.”  Morse made his film debut in “Inside Moves” and went on to star in “The Indian Runner” and “The Crossing Guard.”  He will soon be seen in the film “Double Vision.”  He also starred in the television films “The Langoliers,” “Brotherhood of the Rose,” “Cry in the Wild,” the cable movie “Tecumesh: The Last Warrior” and the public television film “Diary of a City Priest.”   Morse made his Broadway debut in the role of Father Barry in the theater adaptation of “On the Waterfront.”  Among his Off Broadway credits is “How I Learned to Drive,” for which he won the Drama League Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Obie Award.

Andre Braugher is best known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton in the drama series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” which aired from 1992 to 1999.  He later reprised his role in the television movie “Homicide:  The Movie.”  His additional television credits include an Emmy-nominated lead role in the drama series “Gideon’s Crossing,” an Emmy-nominated supporting role in the cable mini-series “The Tuskeegee Airmen,” the title role in the film “The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson” and starring roles in “Murder in Mississippi” and the cable films “Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture,” “10,000 Black Men Named George” and “Passing Glory.”  Braugher also starred in – and made his directorial debut with – one vignette of the Showtime trilogy “Love Songs.”  Among Braugher’s feature film credits are “Frequency,” “City of Angels,” “Glory,” “Primal Fear,” “Duets,” “All the Rage” and “Thick as Thieves.” Braugher’s theater credits include roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival productions of “Measure for Measure” and “Twelfth Night” and in the title role of “Henry V,” which earned him an Obie Award. 

George Dzundza’s feature film credits include “The Butcher’s Wife,” “Instinct,” “Species 2,” “That Darn Cat,” “Crimson Tide,” “Basic Instinct,” “Dangerous Minds,” “Impulse,” “White Hunter, Black Heart,” “The Beast,” “No Way Out,” “No Mercy,” “City by the Sea,” “Best Defense,” “Streamers” and “The Deer Hunter.”  Among his television series credits are lead roles in the drama series “Law & Order” and “Jesse,” and guest-starring roles in “The Agency” and “Touched By An Angel,” both on the Network, and “Third Watch.”  Dzundza has had lead roles in numerous television films including “The Babymaker,” on the Network, “What She Didn’t Know,” “The Ryan White Story,” “Cross of Fire,” “Brotherly Love,” “The Twilight Zone: Red Snow,” “When She Says No,” “Skokie” and the cable movie “The Enemy Within.”

Eleven-year-old Matthew Borish is making his television debut in HACK.  His audition for the role was his very first audition for a television series.  Similarly, in 2001 his first theatrical audition landed him the role of “Chip” in the National Tour of “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.”  Since leaving that tour, Borish has done commercial and voiceover work.   

Donna Murphy won the first of two Tony Awards for Best Actress, along with the Drama Desk and Drama League Awards, for her portrayal of Fosca in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Passion.” She was awarded her second Tony and Drama League Awards for her performance as Anna Leonowans in the highly acclaimed revival of “The King and I.”  Murphy made her professional debut in the Broadway hit “They’re Playing Our Song.”  Her additional Broadway credits include “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “Privates on Parade.” Off Broadway, she has performed in shows such as “Twelve Dreams,” “Hello Again” and “Little Shop of Horrors.” She most recently starred as the title character in “Helen” for the N.Y. Shakespeare Festival, for which she won a Drama League Award.  For her performance in the cable film “Someone Had to Be Benny,” she received a Cable Ace Award as Best Actress in a Drama Special or Series, as well as a Daytime Emmy.  Her additional television films include the cable productions “The Last Debate,” “The Day Lincoln Was Shot” and the public television mini-series “Liberty.”  Her series work includes a lead role in the series “What About Joan” and a recurring role in “Murder One.” Her feature film work includes “Center Stage,” “Star Trek: Insurrection” and “The Astronaut’s Wife.”