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Miniseries · HBO

We Own This City

In a war, you count the bodies and call them victories.

7.1IMDb284 votesWorth your time
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20221 season · 6 episodesTV-MALimited series — complete
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We Own This City reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.

SerializedDefining9.0

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Character DepthVery strong7.9

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BingeabilityVery strong7.4

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Emotional WeightStrong6.5

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TensionStrong6.5

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Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

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SpectacleLight3.5

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World BuildingLight3.5

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HumourLight2.5

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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.

The run

Seasons

1 season · 6 episodes.

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    20226 episodes

    6.7IMDb

    Best episode · S01E03 Part Three

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S01E03

Part Three

7.0IMDb15 votes

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.

9 May 202260 min
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S01E04

Part Four

7.0IMDb15 votes

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.

16 May 202259 min
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S01E06

Part Six

7.0IMDb16 votes

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.

30 May 202264 min
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S01E02

Part Two

6.6IMDb15 votes

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.

2 May 202258 min
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S01E05

Part Five

6.3IMDb15 votes

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.

23 May 202259 min
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S01E01

Part One

6.2IMDb18 votes

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.

25 Apr 202258 min

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