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The Unit

Origin
United States
Network
CBS
Premiered
7 March, 2006

The Unit is an American action-drama television series created by David Mamet that aired on CBS from March 7, 2006, to May 10, 2009 with the total of four seasons and 69 episodes. The series focuses on a top-secret military unit modeled after the real-life U.S. Army special operations unit commonly known as Delta Force. On May 19, 2009, CBS cancelled the series after four seasons.

Genre Action, Drama
Created by David Mamet
Starring Dennis Haysbert, Regina Taylor, Scott Foley, Robert Patrick, Audrey Marie Anderson, Max Martini, Abby Brammell, Demore Barnes, Michael Irby, Nicole Steinwedell
Theme music composer Robert Duncan
Opening theme "Fired Up" (Seasons 1–2), "Walk the Fire" (Seasons 3–4)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 69
Executive producer(s) David Mamet, Shawn Ryan, Vahan Moosekian, Todd Ellis Kessler, Daniel Voll, Carol Flint
Producer(s) Sharon Lee Watson, Eric L. Haney, Norman S. Powell
Cinematography Krishna Rao, Michael Stecher, Checco Varese, Giovanni Lampassi
Editor(s) Rick Tuber, Devon Greene, David Koeppel, David Kaldor, Farrel Levy, Erik Presant, Ian Harbilas
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s) David Mamet Chicago (season 1), Bay Kinescope Boston (seasons 2–4), MiddKid Productions, 20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Original network CBS
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)

About The Unit

Created by David Mamet, the series follows a unit based upon U.S. Army special operations, AKA Delta Force.

Achievement of The Unit

Based upon the book, Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit, by Eric L. Haney. The author also served as a producer on the show. 

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Latest information about The Unit updated on July 28 2021.