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The 6-episode miniseries is a creation of David Simon, the same as The Wire.
In the United States there are just a few days left before the debut of We Own This City, one of the most awaited news of the year by the public of TV series and beyond. Airing on HBO from April 25, the crime drama was born from the genius of the creator of The Wire David Simon and his long-time collaborator George Pelecanosand involves the likes of Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Josh Charles (The Good Wife) And Jamie Hector (Bosch). Below you can enjoy the official trailer just released.
The plot of We Own This City
Based on the book of the same name by the journalist of Baltimore Sun Justin Fenton is set in the aftermath of protests by Baltimore citizens over Freddie Gray’s death while in police custody, We Own This City tells in six episodes the rise and fall of the Gun Trace Task Force of the local Police Department, created to monitor the spread of weapons, and the corruption of an American city in which the policies of mass arrests and the war on drugs have put the work of the police looks bad.
Bernthal plays Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, a central figure in the vast federal corruption case involving the Gun Trace Task Force, a plainclothes unit that has hunted down both ordinary citizens and drug dealers without distinction, resulting in decades of war during which the incarcerations in Baltimore were countless. The rest of the cast includes Wunmi Mosaku (Lovecraft Country), McKindley Belcher III (Ozark), Darrell Britt-Gibson (Barry), Dagmara Domińczyk (Succession), Rob Brown (Blindspot), Don Harvey (The Deuce), David Corenswet (The Politician), Larry Mitchell (CSI), Ian Duff (New Amsterdam), Delaney Williams (Law & Order: Special Unit) And Lucas Van Engen (City on a Hill).
