Leonard outlined his plan for the series to Variety in 1958 as an attempt to tell anthology-style stories within the framework of a continuing-character show. Independent producer Herbert Leonard ( The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin, Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers, Circus Boy) developed the idea as a half-hour series for Screen Gems, hiring writer Stirling Silliphant for the pilot script. The series was inspired by the 1948 "semi-documentary" feature, The Naked City (which borrowed its title from the photographic collection by urban documentarist/crime photographer Weegee). More character anthology than police procedural, the series blended the urban policier a la Dragnet with the urban pathos of the Studio One school of television drama, offering a mix of action-adventure and Actors' Studio, car chases and character studies, shoot-outs and sociology, all filmed with arresting starkness on the streets of New York. Naked City, which had two incarnations between 19, was one of American television's most innovative police shows, and one of its most important and influential drama series.
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