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<i>Cover Up</i> (TV series)

Cover Up (TV series)

American TV series or program

Cover Up is an American action-adventure television series that aired for one season on CBS from September 22, 1984, to April 6, 1985. Created by Glen A. Larson, the series starred Jennifer O'Neill, Jon-Erik Hexum, Antony Hamilton, and Richard Anderson.

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Plot

Fashion photographer Dani Reynolds's life suddenly changes after the death of her husband. That's when she discovers that he was actually an undercover CIA agent. When she learns he was murdered, she recruits Mac Harper, a former Special Forces soldier, to help her find her husband's killers.

Henry Towler, her husband's boss, then offers her the dead husband's job. Dani would pretend she was still a photographer and Mac would be her model. Henry would send them anywhere in the world where Americans are in trouble or criminals need to be caught. Once there, they act pretty much on their own.

After the death of actor Jon-Erik Hexum, who played Mac, the episode "Writer's Block" introduced Dani's new assistant, Jack Striker. Jack was a CIA agent who, like Mac, operated under the cover of a model.

At the end of the episode "Writer's Block", they explained that Mac was not coming back and ran the following message that replaced the closing credits:

"When a star dies, its light continues to shine across the universe for milleniums...John-Eric Hexum [sic] died in October of this year... but the lives he touched will continue to be brightened by his light... forever... and ever..."[1]

Cast

Production

Jon-Erik Hexum appeared in only eight episodes of the series, including the pilot. He was replaced by Antony Hamilton for the remainder of the season.[2] Jennifer O'Neill appeared in all of the episodes. Despite the change in the lead male character, the ratings held steady throughout the winter of 1984–85, though at a level too low to avoid being canceled after its first season.[3]

On-set accident

During a break between scenes on the set on Friday, October 12, 1984, Jon-Erik Hexum became bored with the filming delays. He began playing Russian roulette with what he believed was a harmless .44 Magnum prop gun and jokingly placed it to his temple and pulled the trigger. The shot sent the wadding from the blank cartridge into Hexum's skull, driving a bone fragment the size of a quarter into his brain and causing massive hemorrhaging. Hexum was rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brain dead nearly a week later. On October 18, he was taken off life support.[4]

Episodes

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References

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    "Cover Up 1x07 (Excerpt) Jon-Erik Hexum Memorial". Archived from the original on 2021-12-22. Retrieved Oct 22, 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
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    Davidson, Casey; Shaw, Jessica (1995-04-28). "Monitor: Pop Culture News". ew.com. Archived from the original on 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
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    Snauffer, Douglas (2008). The Show Must Go On - How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television Series. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 88–92. ISBN 978-0-7864-3295-0.
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    "Jon-Erik Hexum Fatal Joke". Entertainment Weekly. 1994-10-14. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
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    TV.com. "Cover Up: Golden Opportunity". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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    TV.com. "Cover Up: Writer's Block". TV.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-13. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
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