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Summary Brotherhood, a Showtime original series, follows the lives of two brothers in the Providence, Rhode Island Irish-American neighborhood known as “The Hill”. The blue-collar neighborhood has roots in old-world ways of street justice and shady dealings. Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke) is a family man and local politician who is out to protect...

  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • SHOWTIME
  • 2006
  • TV-MA
  • SHOWTIME

Brotherhood

Season 1 Premiere: Jul 9, 2006
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 31 User Ratings
4.4
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Summary Brotherhood, a Showtime original series, follows the lives of two brothers in the Providence, Rhode Island Irish-American neighborhood known as “The Hill”. The blue-collar neighborhood has roots in old-world ways of street justice and shady dealings. Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke) is a family man and local politician who is out to protect...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
75
74% Positive
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
75
74% Positive
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review

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100
"Masterpiece" isn't too strong a word to describe this series.
By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW
91
If Brotherhood isn't as brilliant as The Wire, it's just as believable. The cast is so solid.
By Gillian Flynn FULL REVIEW
80
The next-best thing to "The Wire."
By Alessandra Stanley FULL REVIEW
75
[A] rattling good series. [10 Jul 2006, p.39]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
70
But as good as it is, it doesn't quite have the originality, unique perspective and subversive sense of humor that mark HBO's "The Sopranos'' (clearly something of a model), "Deadwood'' and "The Wire.''
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
60
There are entirely too many convenient coincidences, car accidents, Acts of God and gang-related atrocities for one insular neighborhood, and the violence starts to feel contrived, even gratuitous.
By Amy Finnerty FULL REVIEW
30
Almost a parody of itself.
By Nancy Franklin FULL REVIEW

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Mixed or Average Based on 31 User Ratings
4.4
45% Positive
14 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
48% Negative
15 Ratings

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Mixed or Average Based on 31 User Ratings
4.4
45% Positive
14 Ratings
6% Mixed
2 Ratings
48% Negative
15 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • Gangtackle Productions
  • Mandalay Television
  • Showtime Networks
Initial Release Date: Jul 9, 2006
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Satellite Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Peabody Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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