Executive producers George Pelecanos, David Simon, cast, and crew go behind the scenes of limited series WE OWN THIS CITY.
Producers George Pelecanos and David Simon are back in Baltimore for the HBO Original limited series We Own This City. The cast and crew explore Baltimore as a character, touching on the real people and locations portrayed in the series.
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators 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.
Executive producers George Pelecanos and David Simon, director Reinaldo Marcus Green and writer D. Watkins discuss the importance of accuracy and authenticity when creating the HBO Original limited series We Own This City
Jenkins learns stark truths about policing as a new officer. Rayam opens up about the GTTF. Suiter is assigned to a new murder case.
Despite numerous complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Jensen monitors Gondo’s calls. Jenkins brings Suiter along on a raid.
Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. 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.
Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge 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.
After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned 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.
The creative team behind the HBO Original limited series We Own This City discuss the rigorous research and attention to detail that went into bringing this true story to life.
Actor Darrell Britt-Gibson and technical adviser Detective Andres Severino sit down together to talk about the friendship they formed while making We Own This City, and how working together opened their eyes to new perspectives.
