David Simon and George Pelecanos on how America changed between 'The Wire' and their new police show 'We Own This City'
Adapted from former Baltimorereporter Justin Fenton’s 2021 book by the same title, the show, arriving April 25, chronicles one of the most shocking instances of police corruption in the city’s history. In 2017, eight members of the Gun Trace Task Force , assembled to remove guns from the streets in an effort to stamp out violent crime, were charged with robbery, extortion, racketeering, and overtime fraud. Six of the officers pleaded guilty, while another two were convicted in 2018.
The end result feels almost like a documentary, rather than a TV drama. Is that sensibility intentional?You have to deny yourself the perfect drama sometimes. Sometimes you have to say, Yes, this would be the grander arc if we could portray it this way, if the guy had a more poetic line. And sometimes you have to kill those, because they deny the reality that you are responsible if you’re dealing with nonfiction material.
Some might say this is a peak moment for based-on-truth TV dramas. What it is about this format that you think appeals to viewers?Law & Order
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