Ironside (2013)

Ironside is a television series that begins airing on NBC on October 2nd, 2013. It is a reboot of the like-named 1960s television series which was created by Collier Young, and starred Raymond Burr. The plot revolves around main character Robert Ironside, "A tough, sexy, but acerbic police detective using a wheelchair after a shooting is hardly limited by his disability as he pushes and prods his hand-picked team to solve the most difficult cases in the city."

Characters
Robert Ironside:

Gary Stanton:

Virgil:

Holly:

Teddy:

Captain Ed Rollins:

Notes & Trivia

 * Executive Producer/Writer Michael Caleo's previous projects include: Rescue Me and The Sopranos


 * Executive Producer Teri Weinberg's previous projects include: Ugly Betty, The Tudors, and The Office


 * Executive Producer John Davis' previous projects include: Gulliver's Travels and Predator


 * Executive Producer David Semel's previous projects include: Heroes


 * Director Peter Horton's previous projects include: Deception and Grey's Anatomy

Controversy
The casting of Blair Underwood in a role of a paraplegic despite the fact the actor does not have a physical disability requiring a wheelchair has become a sore spot with several wheelchair-bound actors. Sons of Anarchy actor Kurt Yaeger, himself an amputee, is quoted as saying "This would be like being in the '50s and having a white guy do blackface, at this point. You need to start having disabled people playing disabled characters. Period." Auti Angel, a paralyzed actress who appears in the Sundance Channel’s reality series Push Girls said "What are they afraid of? There are so many extremely talented individuals who are performing artists with a different ability." Disabled independent filmmaker Larry Sapp is actually boycotting the show, and has started a Facebook page called "Don't Shoot Ironside."