Deadline is a 1959–61 American television drama series that re-enacted famous newspaper stories from the past.
[3] Deadline was Hosted and narrated by Paul Stewart[4] on a set resembling a newspaper's city room.
[5] Guest stars included Peter Falk, Will Kuluva, Diane Ladd, Robert Lansing, George Maharis, Simon Oakland, Edgar Stehli, and Paul Stevens.
[citation needed] In November 2019, Film Chest studios acquired and restored all 39 episodes for release on DVD as a complete collection for the first time.
[citation needed] Ben Gross wrote in the New York Daily News that the premiere episode about Victor Riesel "was re-enacted in a graphic manner".