Set in present-day Chicago, 61st Street is a gripping drama that follows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system. Taken by the police as a gang member, he soon finds himself in the eye of the storm as police and prosecutors seek revenge for the death of an officer during a drug bust gone wrong. A timely examination of the institutional racism plaguing cities nationwide, 61st Street plumbs the depths of systemic abuse happening in some of the country's most vulnerable communities. |
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Ratings: | TVMaze: 5.4/10 | |
Released: | March 29, 2022 | |
Genres: | Drama Crime Legal | |
Countries: | Australia | |
Companies: | AMC Studios Outlier Society Productions Stan | |
Cast: | Courtney B. Vance Aunjanue Ellis Mark O'Brien Holt McCallany Tosin Cole Bentley Green Andrene Ward-Hammond | |
Crew: | Jeff Freilich Peter Moffat Hilary Salmon Frank Baldwin John D. Kretschmer Michael B. Jordan J. David Shanks Raphael Saadiq Lauren Grey Glenn Brown Abraham Martinez 8 more Philip Kloss Laura Karpman Steph Accetta Marta Cunningham Dan Clancy Carmela Iandoli Courtney B. Vance Alana Mayo | |
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4/5
This is really gritty stuff. Reminds me of The Wire. Courtney B. Vance is an excellent actor, but it is the Brit Tosin Cole that commands the first episode. Bentley Green who plays the younger brother Joshua just grabs you emotionally with his expressive face.
I recently binge watched the entire “The Wire” series, it was terrific and well worth all the hype I heard from people over the years. Will definitely give this one a try