We Own This City

92%

HBO, AMC | Black Stories | 2022

RT Critics’ Score: 93%
RT Audience Score:

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Series Info

Based on the book “We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption” by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton, this gritty drama chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. It exposes the corruption and moral collapse that befalls an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest are championed at the expense of actual police work. Created and written by David Simon, creator of “The Wire,” and George Pelecanos, production took place in Baltimore.
Creators: George Pelecanos, David Simon
Starring: Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson

Production Company(ies)
Chronology

Year of Release
2022

Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 04/25/2022
Newest season premiere: 04/25/2022

Season Finale:
05/30/2022

2021-2022 Mid Season Primetime

Genre(s)
Black Stories, Crime, Detective, Drama, Literary Adaptation, Music, Police, Police Drama, True Story/Event, War

Keyword(s)
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Budget and Earnings Details

Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA

Cast & Crew
Jon Bernthal
Bernthal
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins
Wunmi Mosaku Mosaku
Nicole Steele
Jamie Hector Hector
Sean M. Suiter
McKinley Belcher III III
Momodu “G Money” Gondo
Darrell Britt-Gibson Britt-Gibson
Jemell Rayam
Josh Charles Charles
Daniel Hersl

Director(s)

Writer(s)

Executive(s)
HBO:
Kathleen McCaffrey
(Development Exec)

HBO:
Talha Asad
(Development Exec)

HBO:
Thomas Pojunas
(Development Exec)

Awards & Nominations
NA

Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)