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Premiered

Sunday, November 13, 1983

Ended: Wednesday, November 16, 1983

When does Chiefs Season 1 come out?

Chiefs Season 1 premiered Sunday, November 13, 1983 on CBS and ended Wednesday, November 16, 1983. The season has 3 episodes.

Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

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1. Part 1

The new police chief of the young, thriving 1920's southern city of Delano is confronted with petty theft, Klan activities and, above all, the deaths of a number of young boys which lead him to suspect the doings of a serial killer.

Sunday · 43 years ago

2. Part 2

The baby-boom years in Delano after World War II see the appointment of an ill-suited veteran as the new Police Chief, resulting in graft, police brutality and racial discrimination, while the crimes of a serial killer remain unsolved.

Tuesday · 43 years ago

3. Part 3 Finale

While Kennedy liberalism in the early 1960s offers new challenges and possibilities, the courageous appointment of a new sheriff and the resolution of a decades long hunt for a serial killer bring closure and new hope to Delano.

Wednesday · 43 years ago

Chiefs Season 1 guest stars

  • Kaiulani Lee

    Kaiulani Lee

    Mrs. Butts

  • Novella Nelson

    Novella Nelson

    Nellie Cole

  • Leon Rippy

    Leon Rippy

    Tommy Allen

  • Leo Burmester

    Leo Burmester

    Emmett Spence

  • J. Kenneth Campbell

    J. Kenneth Campbell

    Dr. Tom Manton

  • James Brown Henderson

    Pieback Johnson

  • Norman Matlock

    Norman Matlock

    Jesse Cole

  • Cary Guffey

    Cary Guffey

    Young Billy Lee

  • Leo O'Brien

    Young Joshua Cole

  • Frank Hamilton

    T.T. Brown

  • Wallace Wilkinson

    Dr. Frank Manton

  • Stacie Sanders

    Young Ellie Lee

  • Randall Hitt

    Young Emmett Spence

  • Stephen Rogers

    Young Sonny Butts

  • Ennis Atkins

    Idus Bray

  • Charles Blackwell

    Dooley

Chiefs Season 1 FAQ

When does Chiefs Season 1 come out?

Chiefs Season 1 premiered Sunday, November 13, 1983 on CBS.

How many episodes are in Chiefs Season 1?

Chiefs Season 1 has 3 episodes.

Are new episodes of Chiefs Season 1 released weekly?

Episodes are released on a mixed schedule; check the dates below.

When is the Chiefs Season 1 finale?

The Chiefs Season 1 finale (Episode 3) aired Wednesday, November 16, 1983.

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