Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural TV show that follows the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC, from 1993 to 1999. After that, a TV movie came out, which was also the de facto series finale. The show was originally based on David Simon's book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Many of the characters and stories on the show were based on what happened in the book, which was also part of the inspiration for Simon's own HBO show, The Wire. Even though Homicide had a large cast, Andre Braugher became known for his role as Frank Pembleton. The show won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama in 1996, 1997, and 1998. It was also the first drama ever to win three Peabody Awards for best drama in 1993, 1995, and 1997. In 1997, the episode "Prison Riot" was ranked No. 32 on TV Guide's list of the 100 greatest episodes of all time. In 2007, it was named one of Time magazine's "Best TV Shows of All-TIME." In 1996, TV Guide called the series "The Best Show You're Not Watching." The show was ranked #46 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.
Released: 1993-01-31
Duration: 45
min
Country:
United States of America