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Forget ‘GTA 6,’ The Greatest Miami Action Crime Series Ever Made Is Streaming For Free Right Now
Miami Vice, the influential 1980s crime drama, is now streaming for free with all five seasons available on Tubi, offering fans a chance to revisit or discover a series widely regarded as one of the most stylistically groundbreaking shows in television history. Though its case-of-the-week format followed established procedural conventions, the NBC series distinguished itself through striking pastel visuals, frenetic camerawork and an increasingly bleak tone, cementing its lasting influence on the crime genre and popular culture more broadly.
The show ran from 1984 to 1990 and starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as detective sergeants Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs, alongside guest appearances from actors including Laurence Fishburne, Bruce Willis and Liam Neeson. Executive producer Michael Mann helped shape its signature aesthetic, later adapting it into a feature film, while the series' Miami setting, moral ambiguity and fashion sense left an enduring mark on tourism, menswear and pop culture, including inspiring the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
In short
- All five seasons of Miami Vice are streaming free on Tubi.
- The 1980s NBC crime drama redefined the genre's visual style.
- Its Miami setting and fashion influenced pop culture, including GTA: Vice City.
Explained simply
Miami Vice was an American crime drama that ran from 1984 to 1990. It followed Miami detectives Sonny Crockett, played by Don Johnson, and Ricardo Tubbs, played by Philip Michael Thomas, as they investigated crime in the city.
The series combined self-contained police cases with a distinctive visual style and stories that grew darker over time. Executive producer Michael Mann helped shape its look, which influenced later crime dramas and popular culture, including the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.
Its mix of crime stories, Miami setting and fashion made the show notable beyond television. Knowing that influence helps explain why it is still discussed as a landmark series.