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David Simon’s swaggering new series might remind you of The Wire, but We Own This City is based on a true case of mass police corruption in Baltimore – which makes it all the more disturbing

Whether you fancy the latest Brit horror film or another trip to Baltimore with David Simon, our critics have got you covered

Twenty years after “The Wire” saw David Simon’s gritty writing transposed to the screen, Yena Lee tells us why “We Own The City” provides a complex and compelling sequel to the crime drama. We discuss “Gaslit”, a new adaptation of the Watergate scandal, which sees Julia Roberts and Sean Penn…

Making the leap to scripted TV with HBO's "We Own This City" took years of unglamorous and difficult work

Does it seem like there’s a lot of TV right now? More than normal? The spring of 2022 has seen a deluge of new television series, and this flood is only increasing over the next month. There’s a reason that it’s felt especially hectic now, which is a little something…

The Wire’s creator digs into a police department drowning in corruption, following the real-life 2015 death of Black Baltimore resident Freddie Grey while in custody

We Own This City, the anticipated new drama from The Wire’s David Simon, cracks open the story of a corrupt Baltimore police unit fallen from grace

On "Salon Talks" Bernthal reveals he spoke to the real Sgt. Wayne Jenkins in prison, victims & friends for the role

BALTIMORE — Jon Bernthal once did knuckle pushups outside on the sidewalk.