Ellery Queen: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In this adaptation of the mystery novels of the authors who wrote under the pen name Ellery Queen, 1940s amateur sleuth Ellery Queen helps his father, the chief of police, to solve baffling crimes. Each episode concludes with a "challenge to the viewers" presented by Ellery himself, asking who they think that the killer is. Ellery then gathers all the suspects and presents his case, and identifies the killer.

Series details

• Title: Ellery Queen
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1975-03-23
• Final broadcast date listed: 1976-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3572

Cast and credited roles

• Jim Hutton — Ellery Queen
• David Wayne — Richard Queen

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-03-23; final listed air date 1976-04-04; episode order: 22.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ellery Queen on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.