
Miniseries · HBO
We Own This City
In a war, you count the bodies and call them victories.
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Signature profile
We Own This City reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
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Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S01E03
Part Three
Despite growing complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Later, the unit’s supervisor, Sgt. Thomas Allers, is interrogated about stolen cash. Jensen monitors Gondo’s calls, Steele speaks with BPD’s new police commissioner Kevin Davis, who admits to his precarious position. Meanwhile, a younger Jenkins struggles to fit in and brings Suiter along on a raid.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by D. Watkins

S01E04
Part Four
Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. During his interview with the Feds, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscathed as the GTTF’s supervisor – despite a series of illegal incidents. Steele confronts Davis about a list of cops who lied in court, and the city is rocked by the Freddie Gray protests.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi

S01E06
Part Six
After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned about his grand jury subpoena. Jenkins learns his fellow officers are cooperating with the investigation as the full extent of his crimes comes to light. Davis and the mayor’s office go head-to-head on funding for the consent decree, while Steele questions whether the U.S. justice system can ever be changed.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by David Simon

S01E02
Part Two
In his first days on the job, Jenkins learns the true weight of city politics in policing. Jensen and Sieracki interview an eager to talk Jemell Rayam about the GTTF’s tactics. Sean Suiter is assigned to a new murder case, McDougall links with Scott Kilpatrick to take their case to the Feds, and Steele hears from Hersl’s vocal critics.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi

S01E05
Part Five
Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge the officers of the GTTF. Suiter feels the distrust of Baltimoreans as he works a homicide scene and begins to sense that his past is closing in on him. Steele and Davis seek support from Baltimore’s new mayor on the consent decree before the new administration takes over the DOJ.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by George Pelecanos

S01E01
Part One
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators Erika Jensen and John Sieracki question Momodu Gondo about his connection to a known drug dealer. Attorney Nicole Steele looks into complaints against notorious cop Daniel Hersl. Then, after an overdose death in Hartford County, David McDougall tracks the source of the drugs to Baltimore.
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by George Pelecanos, David Simon
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S01E06
Part Six
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by David Simon

S01E05
Part Five
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by George Pelecanos

S01E04
Part Four
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi

S01E03
Part Three
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by D. Watkins

S01E02
Part Two
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi

S01E01
Part One
- Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
- Written by George Pelecanos, David Simon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- George PelecanosExecutive Producer
- Reinaldo Marcus GreenExecutive Producer
- Ed BurnsExecutive Producer
- John MabryProducer
- Kary AntholisExecutive Producer
- Reena RexrodeProducer
Writing
- George PelecanosWriter
- D. WatkinsWriter
- Ed BurnsWriter
- William F. ZorziWriter
- David SimonWriter
Direction
- Reinaldo Marcus GreenDirector
Cinematography
- Yaron OrbachDirector of Photography
Music
- Kris BowersOriginal Music Composer
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