Traffic: The Miniseries is a 2004 three-part feature on the United States cable channel USA Network, featuring an ensemble cast portraying the complex world of drugs, their distribution, the associated violence, and the wide variety of people whose lives are touched by it all. Production The miniseries was inspired by the 1989 Channel 4 UK television miniseries Traffik and the 2000 motion picture Traffic directed by Steven Soderbergh. Reception The American version was nominated for three Emmy Awards. References External links 2000s American television miniseries Live action television shows based on films USA Network original programming 2004 American television series debuts 2004 American television series endings