The Lieutenant was an American television series that appeared on NBC for the 1963-1964 television schedule. It was the first television series program ever created by Gene Roddenberry and/or produced under the banner of Norway Corporation, which was launched as a "satellite" company of Arena Productions, one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's most successful in-house production companies in the 1960s. Situated at Camp Pendleton, a West Coast recruit depot of the U.S. Marine Corps, it focused on the men of the Corps in peace time. The title character was Second Lieutenant William Tiberius Rice, a rifle platoon leader and one of the training instructors stationed at Camp Pendleton. An hour-long drama, The Lieutenant explored the lives of Marine recruits and general officers alike.

A marine-corps drama set at Camp Pendleton (near San Diego, California) proving ground for men who pride themselves on being United States Marines. From the lowliest recruit to the highest-ranking General, the men of Pendleton symbolize the utmost in rigorous training and military perfection. Lt. William T. Rice (Gary Lockwood), late of Annapolis and now in charge of a riffle platoon is no exception... This short-lived series was written by Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, and featured an amazing cast of future stars. Written by Anonymous