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- The new season of Homicide: Life on the Street will start on September 25. The show's day and time slot remains Fridays at 10 PM. - Andre Braugher will direct the 14th episode of the season. - Lewis and Sheppard may end up being romantically linked (Meldrick is now a divorcee). - New partner setups: Sheppard teams with Lewis, while Bayliss teams with Munch. The two other partner setups (Ballard/Gharty, Falsone/Stivers) remain intact. - The first episode of the season is titled "La Famiglia" and revolves around a series of murders in Baltimore's Little Italy in what seems to be a vendetta against Al Giardello. - There will be a Luther Mahoney-like archcriminal during Season Seven: Lemonhead Boggs, a 6 foot 7, 350-pound arms dealer. - Reed Diamond will make a return appearance as Mike Kellerman in an upcoming two-parter. Kellerman will be portrayed as a private investigator out to prove a client's innocence. - Giancarlo Esposito will join the regular cast as violent crimes Det. Mike Giardello, a transfer from the FBI who is also the estranged son of Lt. Al Giardello (Yaphet Kotto). - Michael Michele will join the regular cast as Det. Rene Sheppard, a former Maryland beauty queen who transfers to homicide from the fugitive squad. - Executive producer Tom Fontana says that Andre Braugher will guest star as Frank Pembleton in one or more episodes if a suitable storyline is created. - Bayliss will continue to be confused about his sexual orientation. - There will be a third Homicide/Law & Order crossover during the February sweeps period. - Aerosmith rocker Joe Perry will make a guest appearance on the October 16 episode. He will play a Washington, D.C. narcotics detective. Unconfirmed - Steve Buscemi, the director of the acclaimed "Finnegan's Wake," has expressed interest in directing additional episodes this season. - Executive producer Barry Levinson will direct the first episode of the season. - Det. Laura Ballard (Callie Thorne) will be written out of the show after the first episode. (Note: This rumor is probably false as Thorne is in the Season Seven cast picture.) - Det. Paul Falsone (Jon Seda) will have an increased role (whatever that means). |
