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Season 1 – Special Unit 2

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Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson work in Special Unit 2, a secret precinct of the Chicago Police Department whose sole charge is to protect the city's citizens from Links, a malicious paranormal species that is the missing link between man and beast.
Special Unit 2 — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

With its trite premise and unappealing casting, Special Unit 2 makes for an extremely tepid version of Men in Black.

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Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel 12/11/2019
Special Unit 2 has just about everything but clever writing, a fresh approach and a believable style. Go to Full Review Howard Rosenberg Los Angeles Times 12/11/2019
UPN's new Special Unit 2 is almost too campy to be campy. Almost. Title it likable nonsense. How can you not feel warm about a series that opens with TV's first gargoyle interrogation? Go to Full Review John Carman San Francisco Chronicle 12/11/2019
It would take a heap of humor, though, to compensate for the supremely moronic premise of this show, and [Special Unit 2] isn't that funny. Go to Full Review Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting 02/01/2024
3.5/5
Special Unit 2 isn’t great television in the conventional sense, but it is a perfect time capsule of an era where small-screen horror was approachable, weird, and just plain fun. Go to Full Review John Levesque Seattle Post-Intelligencer 12/11/2019
Special Unit 2 tries to have the same fun with fantasy that Buffy has managed for five seasons. But it's not as smartly written and it lacks the parallel track of allegorical exposition. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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05/08/2021 This was a great TV show and so sad there were only 2 seasons. I'm trying to buy both seasons but don't know where I can purchase this for my digital collection. Hope they make more shows like this one. It never should have been taken off the air. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Landes

Det. Nick O'Malley

Alexondra Lee

Det. Kate Benson

Richard Gant

Capt. Richard Page

Danny Woodburn

Carl

Sean Whalen

Actor

Cameron Bancroft

Guest Star

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 11, 2001 The Brothers Officer Nick O'Malley and his rookie partner, Kate Benson, must stop a gang of gargoyles before they launch a massacre. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 18, 2001 The Pack When Nick infiltrates a pack of werewolves, Kate fears Nick's animal instincts may take over indefinitely. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 25, 2001 The Wraps When a mummy is reanimated during an electrical storm, he targets Kate and other female victims for a fiery sacrificial rite. Details Episode 4 Aired May 2, 2001 The Web Nick and Kate (Michael Landes, Alexondra Lee) track a "spider-woman" (guest star Michelle Holgate) who is sucking the life out of single men in Chicago. Details Episode 5 Aired May 9, 2001 The Waste Nick's loyalties are tested when his former partner is taken off a case involving a creature evolved from medical waste. Details Episode 6 Aired May 16, 2001 The Depths When a merman assaults women with a coma-inducing kiss, Nick and Kate must stop the slippery swain before he targets Kate's sister. Details

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Season Info

Director
John T. Kretchmer, Oscar L. Costo, Terry Windell
Executive Producer
Evan Katz
Screenwriter
Joel Surnow, Sara Israel, James Krieg, James Kreig, Evan Katz
Network
UPN
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 11, 2001
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