The series is produced by George Pelecanos and David Simon, known for their work on 'The Wire.' 'The Wire' premiered on HBO nearly 20 years ago. He described his role storyboarding and making sure the story stayed true to the source material.
And, it was stuff to come out of a TV show about bad cops, but it was something that was happening right here."įenton is listed as a consultant on the show. These were things these officers admitted to. They weren't just allegations by the Government. "To hear it come out of the officers' mouths themselves.
"Sitting in the trial-the information that came out-it was really jaw-dropping stuff," Fenton said. The series is based on Fenton's book by the same title he wrote when he covered the federal trials of the officers for the Baltimore Sun. It's a very negative chapter in the city's history," Baltimore Banner journalist Justin Fenton said. "Things are more complicated than people see at first blush and we try to tell it in a nuanced way. Corbett is repped by Linda Townsend Management.The six-episode limited series tells the story of corruption and failures within the Baltimore Police Department, specifically the Gun Trace Task Force. Crawford is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment. Chaney is repped by the J Pervis Talent Agency.
Street is repped by Cultivate Entertainment Partners and APA. Zorzi is writer and co-executive producer. Simon, Pelecanos and Burns also executive produce with Kary Antholis, Nina K. Simon and Pelecanos write the series with The Wire scribes Ed Burns and Bill Zorzi. Corbett WarnerMediaĬlanton is Brian Hairston, a Baltimore cop who isn’t afraid to speak up when he sees police misconduct or unsound strategies.Ĭrawford will guest as Jaquan Dixon, a young BPD patrolman who’s still trying to do the job well, even as the police department standards begin to fail.Ĭorbett is Tariq Touré, a West Baltimore author and community activist who helps Nicole Steele better understand the issues facing Baltimoreans under BPD policies as she works to finalize the Consent Decree.
David McDougall on the early drug-overdose casework that set the GTTF probe in motion. A Baltimore resident and HVAC repairman, Otis was scraping by to support a large family until he was robbed and locked up by GTTF Detective Daniel Hersl.Ĭhaney will portray Gordon Hawk, a recent addition to the Harford County Narcotics Task Force who was working alongside Cpl. HBO Max’s ‘Tokyo Vice’ Adds Hideaki Ito, Show Kasamatsu & Tomohisa Yamashita As Series Regulars
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