White Collar (TV series)

White Collar
Genre	Police procedural Drama
Created by	Jeff Eastin
Starring	Matt Bomer Tim DeKay Willie Garson Marsha Thomason Tiffani Thiessen Natalie Morales Hilarie Burton Sharif Atkins
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	79 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jeff Eastin
Producer(s)	Margo Myers Massey
Location(s)	New York City, New York
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Fox 21 Television Studios Jeff Eastin and Warrior George Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	USA Network
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Surround
Original run	October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23) – present
External links
Website

White Collar is a USA Network television series created by Jeff Eastin, starring Tim DeKay as FBI Special Agent Peter Burke and Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a highly intelligent and multi-talented con artist working as Burke's criminal informant. Willie Garson and Tiffani Thiessen also star. The show premiered on October 23, 2009, and has aired five complete seasons, with the fifth season concluding on January 30, 2014.

On March 20, 2014, USA Network renewed the series for a six-episode sixth season, later announced as being the series' last. The season premiered on November 6, 2014.^[1][2]

Premise

Neal Caffrey, a FBI. With only months left serving a four-year sentence,^[3] he escapes to look for Kate, his girlfriend. Peter Burke, the FBI agent who initially captured Caffrey, finds and returns him to prison. This time, Caffrey proposes a deal with the FBI, as part of a work-release program. After some hesitation, Burke agrees, and thus begins this unconventional arrangement where Caffrey helps Burke apprehend white collar criminals.

Cast and characters

The cast of White Collar

Main characters

• Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey:^[4]

A skilled forger and thief, Caffrey was imprisoned after being captured by FBI Special Agent Peter Burke. Neal proposes he become an FBI consultant, in exchange for early release. Burke agrees on the condition Neal wears an ankle monitor. Despite being given the opportunity to build a new, honest life for himself, Neal often craves his old life, forcing him to choose between the two.

• Tim DeKay as Special Agent in Charge^[5] Peter Burke:^[6]

A hard-working, honest FBI agent, and the head of the investigative team on which Neal serves. He is very committed to his marriage and loves his home life. Peter is the person Neal trusts the most, and Peter is determined to convince Neal that an honest life is possible.

• Willie Garson as Mozzie:^[7]

Another con-man and close friend of Neal. Mozzie, or Moz, is Neal's most trusted confidante. Abandoned as a baby, he grew up in an orphanage and several foster homes in Detroit, where he learned to be a con-man. Though lacking Neal's people skills, he appears to be a jack of all trades, has an eidetic memory, and, occasionally, helps with investigations.

• Tiffani Thiessen as Elizabeth Burke:^[8]

An event planner and Peter's wife. She is supportive and understanding of his work and long hours away. An intelligent woman herself, Elizabeth is able to discuss Peter's cases with him, and admires Neal's refinement.

• Marsha Thomason as Special Agent Diana Berrigan (recurring Season 1; Season 2–present):

Previously Peter's probationary agent, Diana assists on Peter and Neal's first case together. Transferred to D.C. after her probation ends, she later returns to the investigative team in New York.

• Sharif Atkins as Special Agent Clinton Jones (recurring Seasons 1–3; Season 4–present):

Peter's point man who is responsible for carrying out a variety of tasks during the team's investigations, including surveillance. He appreciates Neal's unorthodox contributions to the team.

• Hilarie Burton as Sara Ellis (recurring Seasons 2 and 4; Season 3):

An insurance company investigator who testified against Neal when he was on trial, and determined to see him return to prison, she later discovers she enjoys working with him. During an investigation, they embark on a romantic relationship, complicated by the reappearance of Alex.

• Natalie Morales as Special Agent Lauren Cruz (Season 1):^[9]

A junior agent who requested a transfer to Peter's team and served on it briefly.

Recurring characters

Stars Tim DeKay (left) and Matt Bomer (right) during filming of the third season episode "On the Fence", June 7, 2011.

• Diahann Carroll as June Ellington:

An elderly widow who meets Neal at a thrift store, June is a quick judge of character, and soon offers Neal her guest room. June also has a close friendship with Mozzie and is often seen talking to him or playing board games.

• James Rebhorn as Special Agent Reese Hughes:

The agent in charge of the FBI's Manhattan White Collar Crime Unit, Hughes is supportive of Peter's use of Neal as a confidential informant.

• Gloria Votsis as Alexandra Hunter:

A professional thief and black market fence who was formerly romantically involved with Neal, when they meet up again the relationship is not rekindled. She periodically assists with Peter and Neal's cases.

• Alexandra Daddario as Kate Moreau:

Neal's missing girlfriend, who appears to be acting under the direction of a mysterious man, identifiable only by his 10-year commemorative FBI ring. She provides Neal with cryptic clues when she wants to communicate with him, and eventually prepares to reunite with Neal.

• Treat Williams as James Bennett/Sam Phelps:

A mysterious former cop who turns out to be Neal's father, and who was framed for murder. Initially, Neal was skeptical of his father's self-proclaimed innocence. However, after revealing more evidence, Neal becomes convinced that his father's innocence. James (like Ellen) was also in WITSEC protection.

• Ross McCall as Matthew Keller:

A thief and archrival of Neal, Keller was arrested and jailed by Peter but later escaped and tried to steal the U-boat treasure that Neal and Mozzie have.

• Judith Ivey as Ellen Parker:

Neal's father's former partner. She arrested Neal's father and then was put into WITSEC along with Neal and his mother.

• Noah Emmerich as Special Agent Garrett Fowler:

A discredited agent from the Office of Professional Responsibility, his abuse of authority in pursuit of Neal and Peter eventually leads to his forced resignation. Neal believes he is responsible for Kate's death.

• Beau Bridges as Agent Kramer:

Peter Burke's instructor when Burke was training at Quantico, and later Burke's mentor. Kramer works in the Art Crimes Unit in Washington D.C. He, like Neal, is an expert at art, and believes Neal is too valuable to be a free man, so plans to have Neal transferred to Washington DC to work with him.

• Andrew McCarthy as Vincent Adler:

A wealthy financier who is the subject of a long con soon after Neal and Mozzie get together. Kate was working as Adler's personal assistant when Neal took a job with Adler in order to gain his confidence and get the information needed for the con. Adler taught Neal about personal style and to enjoy an expensive lifestyle. Adler disappeared about two years before Neal first went to prison when it was discovered that he had been running a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme. He is shot by Peter after attempting to shoot Neal at the end of season 2.

• Titus Welliver as Senator Terrance Pratt:

He was James's (i.e., Neal's father's) captain when he was working for the D.C. Metropolitan Police. Peter and Neal are absolutely convinced that Pratt is corrupt, and has been corrupt since his days on the DC Metropolitan Police. He got into politics and eventually became a U.S. Senator representing the State of Maryland. According to Peter, Pratt has "incredible reach." Neal and Peter are certain that he was involved with the Flynn mob family syndicate. Peter and Neal are determined to take down Pratt and bring him to justice for personal and professional reasons.

• Emily Procter as Assistant Special Agent (in charge) Amanda Callaway:

Her promotion to the White Collar Division in New York was met with great suspicion by Peter and Neal. They are convinced that her promotion from the Atlanta White Collar Division to the New York White Collar Division was due to political influence. More specifically, they believe that Senator Pratt brought about her promotion so that she could protect his best interests. Peter and Neal don't like her micro-management style, and they are also convinced that Callaway is stalling their investigation in order to protect Pratt.

• Mark Sheppard as Curtis Hagen:

A criminal caught during the first case on which Peter and Neal worked together. Later blackmailed Neal to destroy evidence against him in exchange for help in freeing Peter from jail. Forced Neal to steal Chapter 13 of Mosconi's Codex for him. Killed by Rachel Turner.

• Bridget Regan as Rachel Turner/Rebecca Lowe:

An expert about old books, especially Mosconi's texts. First meets with Neal while working as a curator in a museum, from which Neal steals the mysterious Chapter 13 of Mosconi's Codex. Rebecca joins Neal and Mozzie in their efforts to resolve the mystery behind the Codex and becomes Neal's new love interest. Later it is revealed that Rebecca Lowe was her fake identity created to seduce Neal. Her real name is Rachel Turner. She is an ex MI5 agent, who went rogue and became a paid thief and assassin for hire. She is responsible for the murders of David Seigel and Curtis Hagen.

Episodes

Awards and nominations

People's Choice Awards, USA

Casting Society of America, USA

Image Awards

Young Artist Awards

Seasons

Syndication

ION Television acquired the rights for syndication of White Collar in 2013 along with Burn Notice.^[21] This will be fourth USA Network television series to be in syndication on ION Television, along with Monk and Psych.

DVD releases

The first season of White Collar was released in the USA under the title White Collar: The Complete First Season as a widescreen four-disc Region 1 DVD box set on July 13, 2010.^[22] In addition to all the episodes that had been aired, DVD extras included Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Commentary, Exclusive Featurettes: "Pro and Con", "A Cool Cat in the Hat", and "Nothing But the Truth".^[23] The same set was released on July 26, 2010 in Region 2,^[24] and on August 18, 2010 in Region 4.^[25]

The season two four-disc White Collar Roasts Burn Notice: Rivalry in the Writers' Rooms", "Burn Notice Roasts White Collar: Rivalry in the Writers' Rooms", "Slick Willie", and "So Here's The Deal: Anatomy of an Episode". The DVD was released on Region 2 on the February 18, 2013.

White Collar: The Complete Third Season four-disc Region 1 DVD box set was released on June 5, 2012.^[27] Region 1 DVD Features: Interrogation room, a trivia challenge with the cast, Jeff Eastin, @ddicted, Gag reel, Deleted scenes, Audio commentary on season finale, Dual Layer Widescreen - 1.78, Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Subtitles - English SDH, French, Spanish^[28][29]

International broadcasts

Country	Broadcaster(s)	Start date	Time slot
United Kingdom	Sky Living[30] Alibi[31]	Autumn 2011 (S1) October 16, 2012 (S2 - S3)[32][33]	S2: Tuesday 10:00pm[33]
Brazil	FOX	August 5, 2010	10PM Thursday
Mexico	Fox_Latin_America		S5: 13PM Tuesdays
Bulgaria	bTV, bTV Cinema	May 23, 2011	9PM weekdays 8PM (from season 2)
Canada	Bravo in English and Séries+ in French		9PM Wednesday
Germany	RTL (season 1 and 2) RTL Crime (season 3 and 4)	September 13, 2011	10:15PM Tuesday (season 1) 11:10PM Thursday (season 2) 8:15PM Wednesday (season 3) 9:00PM Friday (season 4)
Hungary	RTL II	October 1, 2012	8PM weekdays
Sweden	TV11	2013 (season 4)	N/A
Turkey	FX (TV channel)	2013 (season 4)	N/A
India  Bangladesh  Pakistan	STAR World India	2010	11PM weekdays
Portugal	FOX and TVI	2010	9:30PM weekdays (until season 3)
Italy	FOX and Italia 1	2010	9PM weekdays
Iran	Farsi1	2013	9PM Sunday
Philippines	FOX Philippines and Jack City on BEAM 31	N/A	10PM Tuesday
Slovakia	JOJ Plus[34]	August 20, 2012[35]	10PM Monday[35]
Russia	Channel One	2011	12:20AM Wednesday
Finland	MTV3[36]	January 3, 2011[36]	11:35PM Monday[36]
Australia	One	2009	7:30PM Wednesday
New Zealand	MediaWorks New Zealand	December 17, 2012	2PM weekdays (season 1)
Belgium	vtm	2012	11PM Sunday
Israel	Yes	October 23, 2009	N/A
Spain	Fox (Spain) Cuatro (television) FOX Crime Divinity (TV channel)	September 20, 2010 August 24, 2011 September 2011 May 2013	N/A
France	Série Club and M6	September 21, 2010 and July 9, 2011	N/A
Thailand	Fox (Thailand)	N/A	N/A
Jamaica	TVJ	N/A	N/A
Denmark	TV 2 Zulu	N/A	N/A
India	STAR World Premiere	October 18, 2013	9:00 PM Friday (Season 5)
Morocco	Medi 1 TV	N/A	10 PM Wednesday (Season 1 to 3)

References

External links

• Official website
• White Collar at the Internet Movie Database
• White Collar on Twitter
• White Collar on Facebook

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