Dellaventura Explained

Genre:	Crime drama
Composer:	Joe Delia
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	13
List Episodes:	Episodes
Runtime:	60 minutes
Company:	Rysher Entertainment
Network:	CBS

Dellaventura is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on CBS from September 23, 1997, to January 13, 1998. The show was based on the life of NYPD detective Anthony Dellaventura.^[1]

Premise

A former NYPD detective now works as a private detective, taking on cases in which the bureaucratic legal system has failed.^[2]

Cast

• Danny Aiello as Anthony Dellaventura
• Rick Aiello as Teddy Naples
• Byron Keith Minns as Jonas Deeds
• Anne Ramsay as Geri Zarias

Reception

Dellaventura was described as "essentially a rip-off" of The Equalizer.^[3]

A review in the TV Guide noted:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anthony Dellaventura, 62. SILive.com. Staten Island Advance. 16 October 2010.
2. Web site: Dellaventura Episodes . TVGuide.com. . 2012-09-11.
3. https://www.deseretnews.com/article/584644/Dellaventura-is-impossible-to-take-seriously.html "Dellaventura' is impossible to take seriously"