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Miami Vice adaptations: films & series
Every version of Miami Vice — the films & series, compared across media.
Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs — Miami's undercover partners — run through two screen versions of the same world. Miami Vice began as a television series following the Miami Police Department's vice squad in its fight against drug trafficking and prostitution. The 2006 feature film Miami Vice returns the same detectives to South Florida, where a drug-and-murder investigation pulls Crockett into dangerous personal territory. Two media, one partnership.
Miami Vice films
Miami Vice series
Frequently asked
Is the Miami Vice movie based on the TV series?
Yes. The 2006 Miami Vice film shares the same central characters — Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs — as the 1984 television series, transplanting them into a standalone South Florida drug-and-murder investigation.
How many versions of Miami Vice are there?
There are two screen versions: the original Miami Vice TV series (1984) and the Miami Vice feature film (2006), both built around the same undercover-detective partnership.
Should I watch the TV series or the movie first?
The TV series Miami Vice (1984) introduces Crockett and Tubbs and the vice squad world; the film Miami Vice (2006) covers a separate investigation with the same characters. Either order works.