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| HBO | Release Date: April 25, 2022 |
Summary:
The limited series co-created by David Simon and George Pelecanos centers on members of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force that robbed and extorted citizens for several years before a federal investigation uncovered their crimes in this adaptation of Justin Fenton's non-fiction book.
Genre(s):
Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
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Recent Episodes
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S1:E6. Part Six
Air Date: May 30, 2022
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S1:E5. Part Five
Air Date: May 23, 2022
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S1:E4. Part Four
Air Date: May 16, 2022
Positive:
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Mixed:
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Apr 25, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Guided by recurring snapshots of Jenkins’ police logs and buoyed by a sterling cast that includes a number of The Wire alums, the series deftly tackles its saga from a variety of captivating angles. Best of all, We Own This City boasts the sort of comprehensive detail that’s the hallmark of truly great storytelling. From the minutia of BPD protocol and the strategic tactics of Jenkins and his criminal minions, to the competing priorities of different government factions, Simon energizes every incident, argument and skirmish with a depth of knowledge about how, from top to bottom, the system works.
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Collider
Apr 19, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Living with these characters is gutting, watching even the most well-intentioned find themselves embroiled in something so far-reaching that it poisons the water miles from the source, and Green’s tack for dramatizing even the most innocuous of moments is what drives this series and keeps your eyes glued to the screen despite the way your stomach might turn. There’s an urgency to everything every person on-screen does, whether it’s filing paperwork, raiding a home sans warrant, or contending with memories from their own past.
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Apr 22, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Simon is always most interested in the whys behind institutional scandals, and that seriousness of purpose sets “City” apart from so many true-crime dramas that spend more time inventorying weird details rather than explaining the broader strokes. ... “City’s” biggest flaw, one of the few it shares with other true-crime dramas, is a fractured chronology that emphasizes cleverness over comprehension. With this much happening at once, all the onscreen datelines in the world aren’t enough to avert the sense of being unmoored from time. But that may be a quibble for a show like “City.”
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Apr 25, 2022
The Guardian
Jun 7, 2022
Apr 26, 2022
Season 1 Review:
We Own This City comes reasonably close to serving as a Wire follow-up. It tells a compelling story that must be seen to be believed. And it effectively raises a myriad of vital and not easily answered questions about not only public safety, but also the future of public institutions.
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Apr 21, 2022
Season 1 Review:
“City” is based on a nonfiction book by Justin Fenton and somewhat weighed down by its solemn intent. It doesn’t have time for humor and it doesn’t have the space for subtlety. Too many scenes are plain explanatory and grim business simply leads to more grim business. Still, Simon has always excelled at capturing specific cultures and their contradictions.
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May 3, 2022
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May 19, 2022
Amazing show. The true story of the Baltimore GTTF is not something that should be skipped because it portrays the truth in all its horror. Don’t let anyone make you think this is “woke-culture” made or anything of the kind, it’s reality without all the glamor.
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May 17, 2022
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Jun 1, 2022
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May 26, 2022
An endless smothering of woke propaganda and agenda driven writing. Impossible to enjoy with laughable heavy handed lectures of leftist talking points and absurd awkward insertions of "stats on racism" and "police brutality". Garbage.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: April 25, 2022
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S1:E6. Part Six
Air Date: May 30, 2022
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S1:E5. Part Five
Air Date: May 23, 2022
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S1:E4. Part Four
Air Date: May 16, 2022
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S1:E3. Part Three
Air Date: May 9, 2022
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S1:E2. Part Two
Air Date: May 2, 2022
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S1:E1. Part One
Air Date: April 25, 2022
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Season 1 Overview