The Hire: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Hire (2001): Action. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Launched in 2001, BMW Films' The Hire was a series of eight ground-breaking online short films starring Clive Owen as an enigmatic driver for hire. Available only online and released four years before the invention of YouTube, the films were critically-acclaimed and fifteen years later still have a cult following.
Series details
- Title: The Hire
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Action
- Premiere date: 2001-04-26
- Final broadcast date listed: 2016-10-23
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: BMW Films
- Typical episode runtime: 10 minutes
- TVMaze ID: 30614
- TVDB ID: 79310
Cast and credited roles
- Clive Owen — The Driver
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2001-04-26; final listed air date 2001-06-21; episode order: 5.
- Season 2: premiered 2002-10-03; final listed air date 2002-10-31; episode order: 3.
- Season 3: premiered 2016-10-23; final listed air date 2016-10-23; episode order: 1.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Hire 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.
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