Viper was an action-adventure TV series about a secretive task force set up by the federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of “Metro City”, California, that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon used by this task force is an urban assault vehicle that is disguised as a Flame Red 1994 Dodge Viper RT/10 Roadster and later, a 1996 Cobalt Blue Metallic Dodge Viper GTS Coupe (which replaced the Roadster convertible). The series takes place in “the near future”. The primary brand of vehicles driven in the show were Chrysler or their subsidiary companies.
The armored assault vehicle known as the Viper Defender was designed by Unique Movie Cars engineers (unlike most Hollywood film/TV cars that are usually customized by film picture designers like George Barris). The exterior design of the car was executively designed by Mike Sciortino, though to few people’s actual knowledge. Most fans believe that the Chrysler company built the Defender concept.
The show was canceled after 13 episodes of its original run on NBC but revamped and revived two years later on different networks for three more seasons in syndication.
Plot information source: https://vipertvshow.fandom.com/wiki/Viper_(TV_show)