Key West: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Key West is a 1993 hour long drama television series set in Key West, Florida. Thirteen episodes aired on Fox between January and June 1993. It was created by David Beaird and Allan Marcil. The show was produced by Viacom Productions (now CBS Television Studios).

The main character is Seamus O'Neill, played by Fisher Stevens, a factory worker from New Jersey who dreams of being a writer. When he wins the lottery, he uses his newfound wealth to move to Key West to pursue his writing career, where his idol, Hemingway, had lived. Seamus finds the island inhabited by eccentrics. He takes a job as a reporter for The Meteor, a local newspaper.

In addition to Stevens, Jennifer Tilly, Denise Crosby, and Brian Thompson led the large ensemble cast as the town's high-class prostitute, conservative mayor and eccentric sheriff, respectively.

Series details

• Title: Key West
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 1993-01-19
• Final broadcast date listed: 1993-06-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: FOX
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21368
• IMDb ID: tt0106045
• TVDB ID: 77608

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-01-19; final listed air date 1993-06-29; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Key West 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.