“Right now we have a very ineffective police department, and my city is the most violent it’s ever been in its modern history.” “A police department is a living, breathing institution that gets better or worse,” Simon says. Things have changed, he says, and he considers We Own This City a reflection of that. But unlike The Wire’s more balanced, fictionalized perspective, We Own This City is acutely critical of contemporary Baltimore police culture.Ĭharacters like Jimmy McNulty or Kima Greggs can be brutal and rule-breaking, yet The Wire portrays them as effective police officers who make the city safer. Twenty years after making The Wire, showrunners David Simon and George Pelecanos again tackle crime and government in Baltimore, this time in a six-episode HBO miniseries based on a true story. Josh Charles as Daniel Hersl, camera operator Luke Owen, co-creators David Simon and George Pelecanos.
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