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‘We Own This City’ Review: David Simon’s Latest is Another Electrifying Story of Police & Politics

April 19, 2022 12:04 pm

It’s disappointing to report that, contrary to its IMDb page, Treat Williams does not appear in all six episodes of “We Own This City,” George Pelecanos and David Simon’s new...

‘We Own This City’ Trailer: Jon Bernthal Leads Baltimore Cops In A New Mini-Series By ‘The Wire’ Creators & Director Reinaldo Marcus Green

Edward Davis

April 11, 2022 12:42 pm

News, Television, Trailers

“The Wire” is widely regarded as one of the best shows on television and certainly one of the best shows HBO has ever produced. So fans of that show will want to catch “We Own The City,” a new series from “The...

‘We Own The City’ Teaser: ‘The Wire’ Creator Returns To Baltimore In New HBO Crime Series This April

Ned Booth

March 16, 2022 12:06 pm

News, Television, Trailers

"The Wire" wrapped up almost a decade-and-a-half ago, but it's still one of HBO's most beloved shows. A lot of that comes from showrunner David Simon. Simon had credentials no one else could bring to...

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Jon Bernthal, Jamie Hector & Josh Charles Cast In ‘We Own This City’ From The Creators Of ‘The Wire’

Charles Barfield

May 20, 2021 11:44 am

News

Honestly, how many times have you talked with someone about the best TV shows of all time, and “The Wire” gets mentioned? Yes, the show is incredible, but it’s almost a cliche at this point to put it up there ...

‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Returns To HBO For New Baltimore Police Corruption Limited Series ‘We Own This City’

Christopher Marc

March 5, 2021 3:50 pm

News, Television

As you probably assumed already, you won't be getting a follow-up to HBO's excellent and underrated Baltimore-set crime series "The Wire," though there had been some confusion last year. Last Spring, the Frenc...

‘The Wire’: David Simon Talks Risks Of Serialized TV & Why He Won’t Make “Episodic” Shows Ever Again

Charles Barfield

April 23, 2020 2:41 pm

News, Television

When HBO’s “The Wire” debuted in 2002, the TV landscape was very, very different. There was no streaming. Hell, sharing seasons of television on DVD wasn’t even really a thing back then. And according to a new...

‘The Plot Against America’ Powerfully Illustrates Why It’s Essential Humanity Sticks Its Neck Out For One Another In The Face of Fascism [Review]

Andrew Bundy

March 11, 2020 4:47 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

“I stick my neck out for nobody. The problems of this world are not in my department,” Humphrey Bogart’s Rick Blaine famously says - having made a mantra and a reputation out of the statement - in the World Wa...

‘The Plot Against America’ Trailer: HBO Series Finds America On The Brink Of War & A Fascist Government

Charles Barfield

February 18, 2020 1:53 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Can you imagine a world where a Presidential candidate is running on an exclusionary platform that promotes America first and might have ties to anti-Semitic groups such as the Nazis? A world where the biggest...

‘The Plot Against America’ Trailer: An Alternate Look At American History From The Creator Of ‘The Wire’

Brynne Ramella

January 30, 2020 1:49 pm

News, Television

What would America have become if FDR never won the presidency? Well, that’s a question that HBO’s upcoming series, “The Plot Against America” attempts to answer. Based on the Phillip Roth novel of the same nam...

‘The Deuce’ Creator Defends Decision To Keep James Franco & Why It Was Vital For The Show’s Ending

Charles Barfield

October 30, 2019 12:41 pm

News, Television

When HBO first announced that David Simon, the man responsible for “The Wire,” was teaming up with an all-star cast, led by Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco, for a period series about the porn industry, TV fa...

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