The opening credits contains clips from original film "RoboCop (1987)," such as: Murphy is rushed into the operating room, Robocop busts down the front door to the cocaine factory, and (before RoboCop first comes on-line in front of the OCP executives) the static across his system's readout screen.
The series takes place 4-5 years after the original RoboCop film. It ignores the two sequels.
The gun on the television series is a lighter version of the one in the first movie. The original was a 9mm weapon. They created a lighter gun when importing the real gun into Canada proved difficult. It is easier to handle by the actor in the Robo-suit.
The production company was not aware the RoboCop writing duo had the right of first refusal to write a RoboCop television pilot. When they read about the announced series, they contacted the producers and they had a meeting of minds.
The episode "Prime Suspect" plays out like a remake of "The Fugitive" movie, with Robocop in the role of Kimble. Even going so far as to replicate the Kimble/Gerard face off in the sewers down to the dialogue. This episode was also based on the "Prime Suspect" Dark Horse comic.