The Shaft TV Series Originally Premieres on U.S. Television (1973) | Season 01 Premiere (TV), Television Premieres | Oct 9, 1973
We all know the iconic film series Shaft starring Richard Roundtree as the legendary private detective John Shaft, originally created by Earnest Tidyman. But did you know that in October of 1973, two years after the original Gordon Parks-directed movie, MGM premiered a Shaft television series on CBS? Richard Roundtree returned to the role he ….