We Own This City

2022

Created by George Pelecanos, David Simon
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6 episodes
Drama
Thriller
True Story & Biography
HBO

HBO crime thriller series based on the true rise and fall story of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task... More

HBO crime thriller series based on the true rise and fall story of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force—and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city. From The Wire creator David Simon. Stars Jon Bernthal (The Punisher), Jamie Hector (Bosch) and BAFTA nominee Wunmi Mosaku (His House) with all six episodes directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green (King Richard).

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We Own This City is available to stream in New... More Zealand now on Neon.

We Own This City episodes

Part One

Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators... More 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.

Part Two

In his first days on the job, Jenkins learns the... More 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.

Part Three

Despite growing complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Later,... More 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.

Part Four

Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs.... More 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.

Part Five

Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge... More 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.

Part Six

After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned... More 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.