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Exclusive: Ron Perlman, Ted Levine and Margarita Levieva are set for major recurring roles on Apple TV+‘s Cape Fear drama series based on the novel The Executioners, which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 film, and the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment.

Levieva is joining the project, executive produced by Scorsese and Spielberg, in a recasting. She is replacing previously cast Clara Wong. The series, whose cast is led by Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, is currently in production.

The Cape Fear series adaptation — created, written, and showrun by Nick Antosca — is billed as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller and an examination of America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. In it, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson...

Nearly every time Kevin Bacon gets to play the villain or the antihero in a movie (any "Hollow Man" fans in the house?) or TV show (see his recently cancelled Prime horror series "The Bondsman") is when he comes alive the most. That's not to say he isn't great playing good guys — check out his poignant performance in the HBO war drama "Taking Chance" — but it's arguably more fascinating and entertaining to see him clench his teeth into a scumbag ("Super") or morally corrupt character he usually portrays with gusto. He loves to play egotistic jerks and men with a god complex, and one of his best of those on the small screen was FBI veteran and champion sonuvabitch Jackie Rohr in Chuck MacLean's Boston crime procedural, "City on a Hill."

Despite being produced by Hollywood's most well-known Bostonian duo, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, and having a cast...

The Wirestar Wendell Pierce says the hit crime drama doesn't need to be revisited on television. According to the actor, it would be completely unnecessary.

"The Wire is something that is classic," Pierce told Collider. "What makes it classic [is] it speaks to, it spoke to the audience then, it speaks to us now, it will speak to audiences long after it’s over." The actor went on to say that the show was a success in large part because of, "the cautionary tale that it was, the fact that it lets people know there’s an ugly side of human nature."

"We're seeing that demonstrated today," Pierce continued. "I mean,...

There is no TV show quite like HBO's "The Wire." Co-creators David Simon and Ed Burns drew on their respective backgrounds as a newspaper reporter and a homicide detective to bring the city of Baltimore to cable TV, warts and all. Across the show's five seasons, "The Wire" managed to turn what could have been an elevated take on a cop show into a deeply felt and nuanced tableau of life in America, where the War on Drugs has turned our streets into a war zone.

Building off their success with the dark NBC procedural "Homicide: Life on the Streets," the series strived to blur the line between real life and "The Wire." They went so far as to create characters like Avon Barksdale, who were inspired by real criminals running the Baltimore drug trade, and then cast their real-world counterparts in the show. Then there's Felicia "Snoop" Pearson, who...

House of Cardsstar Dan Ziskie has passed away at the age of 80.

Per Deadline, the news that Ziskie passed away on July 21 of arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease was confirmed by the late actor's family. In a statement, Ziskie's family wrote, "Dan was a man of remarkable talent and a keen observer of life. He was as vibrant and multifaceted as the characters he portrayed on stage and screen."

A Detroit native, Ziskie attended the University of Michigan with a focus on athletics and the arts, and quickly found a place for himself within the walls of the Second City comedy club in Chicago shortly after graduating. In 1980, Ziskie made his Broadway debut in Morning's at Seven, starring Nancy Marchand, Elizabeth Wilson, and Maureen O'Sullivan, which jump-started a stage career that included credits in 1985's I'm Not Rappaport all the way up to 2004's After the Fall.

Ziskie enjoyed a long and...

Wendell Pierce says the landmark drama he helped anchor should be left alone. Asked about talk of a revival, the actor argued that bringing back The Wire would undercut what made it resonate in the first place, calling the series “a canary in the mine” whose warning about institutional failure has only grown clearer with time. His comments, made while promoting recent work, echo remarks he has offered before about the show’s prescience and why its power lies in how it stands as a completed narrative.

Pierce’s stance arrives amid a TV marketplace thick with revivals and legacy sequels. Within the creative team, skepticism about revisiting the series has long been explicit: creator David Simon has argued that sustaining a franchise for its own sake is “the great disease of American television,” stressing that The Wire was designed with a beginning, middle and end. That view has helped...

After nearly 25 years, the “cautionary” aspect of The Wire is no longer seen as a dire warning to society to star Wendell Pierce.

The Tony winner recently explained why the HBO show, which ran for five seasons from 2002 to ’08, does not warrant a reboot as the show’s societal themes are “demonstrated today” in real time.

“The Wire is something that is classic,” he told Collider. “What makes it classic [is] it speaks to, it spoke to the audience then, it speaks to us now, it will speak to audiences long after it’s over.”

Explaining that the David Simon-created series about the police and drug dealers of Baltimore was “the cautionary tale that it was, the fact that it lets people know there’s an ugly side of human nature,” Pierce noted, “We’re seeing that demonstrated today.”

“I mean as we stand here on wonderful beautiful Hollywood Boulevard,...

Dan Ziskie, the actor celebrated for his role as Vice President Jim Matthews on Netflix’s House of Cards, has died at 80. He passed away on July 21 from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a condition that stiffens the arteries and affects blood flow. His family made an announcement on Legacy.com.

Hailing from Detroit, Ziskie built a long career in TV, film, and theater, known for roles that left a mark without stealing the spotlight. Off-camera, he was a devoted family man, especially to his brother David and three nephews, who will remember him for his humor and the joy he brought.

From House of Cards to Treme, Dan Ziskie Won Fans With Every Role

Dan Ziskie’s acting journey began with Chicago’s legendary Second City comedy troupe, rubbing shoulders with future stars like John Belushi and Brian Doyle-Murray.

Dan Ziskie in House of Cards | Credits: Netflix

His TV credits from...

Dan Ziskie, the character actor known for his recurring roles in prestige TV dramas like “House of Cards” and “Treme,” died Monday, July 21, in New York at the age of 80.

The Detroit native passed away from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, his family announced. He is survived by his wife Cynthia, brother David, his nephews Jesse, Austin and Brett and their six children.

“It is with heavy hearts that our family announces that our beloved Daniel has passed away,” Ziskie’s loved ones wrote Friday on his personal Instagram page. The actor’s family promised to make another post in the future sharing details about a forthcoming memorial service for Ziskie in New York City.

Born on August 13, 1944, in Detroit, Ziskie was a track and field and football star in high school and college. It was during his time at the University of Michigan that he began pursuing his passion for the arts,...

We are in the golden age of reboots, remakes, and reimaginings of classic media, and there have been calls to reboot one of the most iconic HBO shows — and one of the most iconic shows ever — The Wire. Wendell Pierce starred in the acclaimed drama from 2002 to 2008 and now plays Perry White in the latest reimagining of Superman. However, Peirce doesn't think the drama, rated fresh at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, should be remade. ”The Wire is something that is classic," Pierce said during the Superman premiere in Hollywood. “What makes it classic [is] it speaks to, it spoke to the audience then, it speaks to us now, it will speak to audiences long after it’s over," he added.

The Wire remains forever relevant because of the themes it explored over 20 years ago. The show worked because of “the cautionary tale that it was, the fact that it lets people know...

11 minutes.

That’s how long Jon Bernthal’s appearance is in season three of The Bear. But his presence is felt for so much longer. Even when he’s not onscreen, his character is referenced, talked about, remembered, teased — after all, Mikey’s suicide is the inciting incident that drives Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) back to The Bear in the first place.

And when he is on screen, Bernthal certainly makes the most of it. After throwing everything — including some cutlery — at the wall in the epic “Fishes” episode of season two (a performance that won him an Emmy Award), Bernthal’s season three turn is far quieter but no less impactful. In “Napkins,” directed by Ayo Edebiri, he plays counselor to the troubled Tina (Liza Colon-Zayas), in an emotional, revealing two-hander. And once again, the guest star turn earned him an Emmy nomination.

Here, Bernthal tells Gold Derby what...

One of the most highly rated shows in TV history, HBO’s The Wire is hailed to this day by fans across the globe as the most realistic series in terms of criminal investigations. Created by writer David Simon, the series reflects realism through his experience as a former police reporter.

In fact, the show was so grounded and realistic that former US president Barack Obama invited the writer of the show to the White House to interview him on how he created such a piece of art.

All of this boils down to the absurd levels of accuracy the show managed to portray the things that go down during a criminal investigation and the events that surround it.

How The Wire Became a Timeless Work of Art Through Realism

It’s not often that a TV show comes along and just takes over the collective consciousness of the populace.

Screenwriters from Writers Guild of America, also including David Simon and Celine Song, call out president’s ‘authoritarian assault’ on free speech

More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America, including Spike Lee and Adam McKay, have signed an open letter decrying the actions of Donald Trump’s administration that represent “an unprecedented, authoritarian assault” on free speech.

The letter, a combined effort from the WGA East and West branches, cites the US president’s “baseless lawsuits” against news organizations that have “published stories he does not like and leveraged them into payoffs”. It specifically references Paramount’s decision to pay Trump $16m to settle a “meritless lawsuit” about a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. The letter notes that Trump “retaliated against publications reporting factually on the White House and threatened broadcasters’ licenses”, and has repeatedly called for the cancellation of programs that criticize him.

More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America West and East, including no shortage of heavy hitters, have signed the union’s open letter decrying the Trump administration’s “recent threats to the free press.”

“We are members of the Writers Guild of America who speak with one voice to decry the dangerous and escalating attacks on the First Amendment, independent media, and the free press,” the letter reads in part. “[Trump] regularly calls for the cancellation of news and entertainment television shows that criticize him in late-night and, most recently, The View.”

It ends with the ominous line, “This period in American life will not last forever, and when it’s over the world will remember who had the courage to speak out.” Read the letter and list of signatories in full below.

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More than 2,300 members of the Writers Guild of America have signed an open letter decrying recent actions taken by President Trump and his administration that they say represent “an unprecedented, authoritarian assault.”

The WGA East and WGA West union members signing the letter include Spike Lee, Adam McKay, Ilana Glazer, Mike Schur, Liz Merriwether and Tony Gilroy.

The letter cites Trump’s “baseless lawsuits” against news organizations that have “published stories he does not like and leveraged them into payoffs”; for example, it points to Paramount Global’s agreement last month to pay Trump $16 million to settle “a meritless lawsuit” against CBS over a “60 Minutes” interview with Kamala Harris that Trump alleged was deceptively edited. In addition, the letter notes, Trump has “retaliated against publications reporting factually on the White House and threatened broadcasters’ licenses,” and has regularly called for the cancelation of news and entertainment TV shows that criticize him.

In addition to writing novels and memoirs and starring in several of his own TV shows, Anthony Bourdain wrote for some high-class TV dramas. In 2011, he penned two scripts for Season 2 of the HBO show "Treme" and returned the following year to write two more episodes for Season 3. His contributions came as a surprise to a lot of Bourdain fans, as he hadn't published much of his fiction writing in over ten years at that point.

Making Bourdain's time on "Treme" more impressive is that this was a show run by David Simon, creator of the widely beloved "The Wire," meaning Bourdain held his own in a writer's room run by the guy who created perhaps the best show of the entire medium of TV so far. Like "The Wire," "Treme" was criminally undervalued while it was airing, with ratings much lower than they should be for a show of its caliber.

Exclusive: Henry Eikenberry (Euphoria) and Roberta Colindrez have joined the cast of Peacock’s The Five Star Weekend in recurring guest roles. Bekah Brunstetter created the project based on Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel The Perfect Couple.

The Five-Star Weekend centers on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the death exposes the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life — her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her followers.

To overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her 20s, 30s, and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop,...

"Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy." Those are the words of a famous F. Scott Fitzgerald quote that gives the title of one overlooked HBO series that you might have missed. Following the conclusion of showrunner and journalist David Simon's era defining drama "The Wire," which started as a radically complex look at the drug trade in Baltimore and over its five seasons expanded outwards to encompass every aspect of life in the city, Simon at first attempted to bring a spin-off of the series to life before settling into the War in Iraq miniseries "Generation Kill" and the New Orleans-set drama "Treme."

The common thread across these shows, despite their radically different settings, is a unique, picaresque perspective, following disparate characters whose stories might not intersect directly, but the ramifications of their actions have far-reaching impacts that they might never even be aware of.

The destruction and loss of life associated with Hurricane Katrina have always been simultaneously unfathomable and fully fathomable, in a way that isn’t always the case with tragedies of that scale.

Within weeks of the disaster, fingers were being pointed — accurately — at the man-made climate conditions that worsened things, the engineering screw-ups and the bureaucratic atrocities that left so many people and so many neighborhoods fending for themselves.

Hurricane Katrina relatively swiftly became the subject of definitive cultural explorations, starting with Spike Lee’s deeply felt documentary masterpiece When the Levees Broke (2006), and then David Simon and Eric Overmyer’s simultaneously funereal and joyful HBO series Treme (2010).

As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches in late August, viewers can expect a slew of reflective documentaries confronting that fathomable/unfathomable dichotomy — projects made without expectations of equaling When the Levees Broke, but with a different imperative in mind.

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Television has evolved a lot over the course of the last 25 years. The success of shows like “The Sopranos,” “The Wire” and “Breaking Bad” throughout the late ’90s, 2000s and early 2010s made many viewers start taking the medium and its possibilities a lot more seriously than they did before. That, combined with the explosion of streaming services in the 2010s, resulted in a boom of expensive, complex, ambitious and sometimes star-studded ongoing and limited series.

That means most streaming platforms are bursting with countless worthwhile prestige dramas for you to watch. Here are seven of the best that you can stream right now on HBO Max.

“Station Eleven” (HBO Max) “Station Eleven” (2021)

The best dystopian sci-fi series of the last many years, “Station Eleven” was the victim of bad timing. Coming less than two years after the breakout of the Covid-19 pandemic in the U.S., the series, about...

It's not uncommon for actors to avoid watching their own performances, with the reasons often centered around self-criticism. However, it still came as a shock when The Wire star Idris Elba recently revealed that he had never watched the crime thriller series, widely regarded as one of the greatest ever made. Elba played the major character named Stringer Bell during the show’s first three seasons, in what was a breakthrough performance that helped launch his illustrious career. Whether by coincidence or driven by his candid admission, the classic series has now begun trending on HBO Max. And if, like Elba, you've yet to experience it, now might be the perfect time to finally correct this TV sin, especially if you’re a fan of procedurals.

The Wire is one of those essential crime shows that deserves to be watched at least once. For five seasons and a total of 60 episodes,...

Idris Elba confessed that he still hasn't watched his iconic American breakthrough performance in The Wire, even though 20 years have passed. The British actor and DJ became known to American audiences for playing Russell "Stringer" Bell, the cerebral second-in-command of Avon Barksdale's (Wood Harris) drug empire in early 2000s Baltimore.

Appearing as a guest on Good Hang With Amy Poehler, Idris Elba told host and The Wire superfan Amy Poehler that he feels bad he didn't watch David Simon's critically acclaimed HBO series. Elba explained that "a part of me died" when Stringer Bell died in The Wire season 3, and that it would feel "weird" for him to go back and watch it. Read Idris' quotes and watch the video below:

If I'm really honest, like, I didn't watch The Wire. And I feel bad. It's not that I'm not a fan of it. I was there. I made a show that was,...

With a near-perfect critics’ score of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, The Wire remains one of the greatest crime drama series of all time. Over a five-season run, the series used dramatized situations to shed light on real-life issues and served as a social commentary. At the time, the casting team stayed away from large names, giving many of The Wire’s stars their first foot in the business. Among the blossoming superstars are names like Idris Elba, Dominic West, and the late Lance Reddick. Despite being one of HBO’s most popular productions in the history of the studio and the title that would launch his incredibly successful career, Elba recently admitted that he’s never watched the show.

During a recent appearance on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, the Luther star said,

“If I’m really honest, I didn’t watch The Wire. I didn’t watch it. And I feel bad.

The Wire's Russell "Stringer" Bell is one of TV's most iconic villains, and it's all thanks to Idris Elba's gripping performance. The actor revealed his reservations about his character's exit, which is partly the reason he doesn't want to watch the series.

Attesting to The Wire's enduring legacy, Idris Elba said some fans still remember him best for the drama series. Having played the pragmatic, savvy crime boss Stringer Bell for three seasons, the actor confirmed he had qualms with his exit. "I had reservations about how Stringer was dying," Elba told Amy Poehler. "There was various ways that [series creator] David Simon wanted to depict that, and I was a little bit against some of that. But the actual beheading of Stringer was an important move, you know? Just to illustrate to the world that, 'Hey, man, take the blinkers off.'"

Introduced in the series premiere, Stringer Bell...

Idris Elba was having a 40-degree day when first reading his character Stringer Bell’s death scene on “The Wire.” The acclaimed HBO series spanned five seasons between 2002 and 2008; Elba’s drug kingpin Stringer was killed in the Season 3 finale in 2004 by Omar (the late Michael K. Williams) and Brother Mouzone (Michael Potts).

“I had reservations about how Stringer was dying,” Elba recently said during Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast (in the below video). “There was various ways that [series creator] David Simon wanted to depict that, and I was a little bit against some of that. But the actual beheading of Stringer was an important move, you know? Just to illustrate to the world that, ‘Hey, man, take the blinkers off.'”

The real-life inspiration for Stringer didn’t meet the same fate (thankfully). “The Wire” is famously based off of former crime journalist Simon’s reporting across Baltimore. Simon...

Idris Elba has opened up about the iconic Stringer Bell scene from The Wire that he had “reservations” about. Elba was the latest A-list guest on Amy Poehler’s new podcast, Good Hang, following in the footsteps of Paul Rudd, Jack Black, and Michelle Obama. Elba was there to promote his new Amazon action comedy, Heads of State, co-starring John Cena.

As an avid fan of The Wire, Poehler was eager to discuss the show, but Elba said he’d never seen it, because he doesn’t want to become too aware of his own performance style. However, he was happy to discuss it — particularly his “reservations” about Stringer’s demise, one of The Wire’s most shocking deaths. Read Elba’s full comments below:

I had reservations about how Stringer was dying. There was various ways that [series creator] David Simon wanted to depict that, and I was a little bit against some of that.

Uta Briesewitz delivered a Munich International Film Festival Masterclass on her new movie American Sweatshop and also shared tales of her time on The Wire and the resistance she met as a woman coming up in Hollywood.

Briesewitz was joined by Anita Elsani, who produced American Sweatshop, and she brought the film’s Dop Jörg Widmer onto the stage during the session, which was organized by the Kirch Foundation and hosted by Deadline.

American Sweatshop stars Lili Reinhart as Daisy, a young woman whose job is to evaluate harmful and offensive content on social media. She is desensitized, but one violent video shakes up her world. The movie bowed at SXSW and had its European premiere at Munich.

“It’s a film that has a very clear attitude and it is just take it or leave it,” Elsani said. “All of us can surf on the internet because there are...

The Sopranos is one of the greatest television shows ever. But one series starring Wendell Pierce as the iconic Detective Bunk Moreland, The Wire, is not far behind, and in fact ranks higher than the mob drama on Rotten Tomatoes. Set in Baltimore, this HBO drama also hides a surprising cameo that many may have forgotten.

In episode seven of the fifth season of The Wire, Law & Order star Richard Belzer made a blink-and-you’ll miss-it appearance as John Munch, a character he has reprised across several crossover episodes across the world of crime drama television. This surprising cameo not only broadened the actor’s appeal but also connected The Wire to the broader television universe.

Richard Belzer’s Detective John Munch Had a Cameo in The Wire Richard Belzer’s John Munch in The Wire | Credits: HBO

The Wire, created by David Simon for HBO, is widely hailed...

In Season Three of The Gilded Age, George Russell prepares to risk it all. The fictional late-19th-century tycoon, played by Morgan Spector, has his sights set on conquering westward trade and travel with a transcontinental railroad project. It’s a monumental endeavor that requires all manner of smoky backroom dealmaking, undercutting, and elaborate financial wizardry, which plays against a backdrop of bank runs and family dramas.

Spector plays Russell with a steely cool and intelligence that persist even as the character’s relentless determination repeatedly pushes him to the brink of ruin.

David Corenswet’s Role In This Underrated Crime Drama Is Gritty (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

David Corenswet is all geared up for the theatrical release of his next movie, Superman. Directed by James Gunn, the eagerly anticipated superhero film is slated to hit the big screens on July 11, 2025. Before he dons the iconic cape, we recommend checking out his lesser-known performance in a limited series that boasts an impressive 93% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes. We are talking about the 2022 crime drama series We Own This City. Read on to learn more about the show, its plot, and where to watch it on Ott.

We Own This City – Plot, Cast & Creators

Based on Justin Fenton’s non-fiction book “We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops, and Corruption,” the HBO miniseries revolves around the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force. The show...

A Major Character From The Wire Was Based On Real People! (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

HBO’s The Wire told some of the most shocking and realistic drug mafia stories. The show ran for five years and was created by writer and former police reporter David Simon and former homicide detective and public school teacher Ed Burns. It stars Idris Elba in the lead as Stringer Bell, who grew up in the 1970s and 1980s in Baltimore, US.

Dominic West played detective James Mc Nutty, who, with his team, tried to eradicate the drug mafia from the city. The show aired from 2002 to 2008, delivering some of the most memorable early-year performances by the cast, long before they found global success with shows like.

Which Character From The Wire Was Inspired By Real-Life Drug Lords?

Idris Elba’s character was based on not one but two real-life people. According to The Guardian,...

The longstanding murmur in Hollywood has been that Christopher Nolan is a creative genius who doesn’t believe in mortal distractions like cellphones. Surprisingly, however, he is not disconnected from humanity!

As it happens, the Oscar-winning filmmaker does carry something similar to a cellphone (not exactly so), if and when need arises. Nevertheless, the British-born director admitted once that this lifestyle choice did not come impromptu, but rather he got inspired by one of Dominic West’s cult classics that premiered more than two decades ago.

The show the Oppenheimer director was referencing was, of course, the popular crime drama that caused a storm on television screens when it first premiered – The Wire.

Christopher Nolan admitted to using ‘dumb phones’ to maintain secrecy

As Christopher Nolan was busy doing the promotional tour for his Oscar-winning Oppenheimer, the 54-year-old director stopped by the sets of Stephen Colbert’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.

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Top Boy is a British crime thriller drama series created by Ronan Bennett. The Channel 4 and later on Netflix series is set in East London, and it follows Dushane and Sully, two drug dealers with different aspirations, as they get embroiled in gang violence. Top Boy stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Malcolm Kamulete, Giacomo Mancini, Shone Romulus, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Kierston Wareing, and Nicholas Pinnock. So, if you loved the intense crime drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in Top Boy, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Gangs of London Credit – AMC+

Gangs of London is a British action crime thriller drama series created by Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery. Based on the video game of the same name developed by London Studio, the AMC+ series is set in the underworld of London, and...

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The Chi is a drama series created by Lena Waithe. The Showtime series is set in a neighborhood in South Chicago, and it revolves around Emmett, Brandon, Ronnie and Kevin as their lives are forever changed when a murder takes place in their area. The Chi stars Jason Mitchell, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Jacob Latimore, Alex R. Hibbert, Tiffany Boone, Yolonda Ross, Armando Riesco, Barton Fitzpatrick, Shamon Brown Jr., and Michael V. Epps. So, if you loved the intense drama, thrilling story, and compelling characters in The Chi, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Power Credit – Starz

Power is a crime thriller-drama series created by Courtney A. Kemp. The Starz series follows James St. Patrick, a wealthy nightclub owner leading a double life as a drug lord. Now that he has everything he wants in life,...

Character actor Charley Scalies, who had roles in the hit HBO dramas The Wire and The Sopranos, has died. He was 84. The passing was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter, with Scalies’ daughter Anne Marie Scalies telling the outlet he died on Thursday (May 1) in a Pennsylvania nursing home after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Born on July 19, 1940, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Scalies started his career performing on stage at community and dinner theater productions in the early 1990s, appearing in the likes of Guys and Dolls, Chicago, and The Wizard of Oz. He made his on-screen debut in 1995 alongside Al Pacino in the James Foley-directed movie Two Bits. That same year, Scalies also appeared in the Terry Gilliam film 12 Monkeys and the Finnish-American thriller Condition Red. On the small screen, Scalies played Sgt. Sal Burns in two episodes of Homicide: Life on the Street, based on the book by David Simon.

Charley Scalies, the Philadelphia-bred character actor who portrayed the stevedore and union guy Thomas “Horseface” Pakusa on the second season of The Wire and Tony’s high school football coach in a dream sequence on The Sopranos, has died. He was 84.

Scalies died Thursday in a nursing facility in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s, his daughter Anne Marie Scalies told The Hollywood Reporter.

Scalies appeared on all 12 episodes of HBO’s The Wire during its second season in 2003 as Horseface, an incarcerated former Ibs Local 1514 longshoreman from the Port of Baltimore who’s devoted to his crooked boss, Frank Sobotka (Chris Bauer).

“As with all the other characters I’ve been blessed to portray, Horseface lives inside of me,” he said in a 2019 interview. “I invite him out to play as needed.”

Scalies was back on HBO the next year on the fifth-season Sopranos installment “The Test Dream,...

Alexander SKARSGÅRD has always been drawn towards anarchy: disruptive characters who turn worlds upside down. Now, as he plays a rogue android in Murderbot, we meet him to discover what pushes his buttons

“Is there blood in my hair?”, asked Alexander Skarsgård’s Eric Northman, having just killed, dismembered and feasted upon some unlucky soul in HBO’s vampire saga True Blood. For many, the show was their first exposure to Skarsgård, who was starting as he meant to go on: anarchic, provocative, and unafraid to play characters with an unhealthy moral compass.

True Blood wasn’t *quite* the start. The son of Stellan Skarsgård, he acted in a few things as a child in Sweden before jacking it in, then appeared in 2001’s Zoolander, playing a model, Meekus, who gets blown up in a petrol station. After spending a few years in the Hollywood wilderness, Skarsgård finally broke through...

It’s only a week into shooting Season 6 of his hit indie Christian TV series “The Chosen,” and Dallas Jenkins is already feeling the toll of his most demanding shoot yet.

After eight years developing and shooting 40 episodes that go deeper into the Gospel story, Jenkins has arrived at the most famous part of Jesus Christ’s tale: his crucifixion. It has been brought to life many times over the decades in films ranging from “Jesus Christ Superstar” to “The Passion of the Christ,” but doing it on a crowdfunded budget brings its own unique challenges.

“Our schedule is 20 days longer than it normally is, because we have so many night shoots. In the Gospel, there’s three hours of darkness that takes place when Jesus is on the cross,” Jenkins told TheWrap. “Our budget is bigger than ever, but not in a good way. We’ve had to go...

The HBO limited series "Band of Brothers" was the most expensive television miniseries at the time, recreating the American military unit Easy Company's European activities during World War II. Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the series provided an expansive and factually grounded account of American combat involvement in Western Europe during the war. Like Spielberg and Hanks' previous collaboration, the award-winning "Saving Private Ryan," "Band of Brothers" was praised for its stellar cast, realistic action, and expert attention towards historical authenticity. The series still sets the bar of quality for military shows, of any conflict, though there are a number of similar shows fans should check out next.

Whether it's other HBO television productions examining various harrowing wars or long-running shows where wartime skirmishes punctuate every episode, there are countless military shows available. The best in the genre strive towards the same level of quality and...

Costume designer Anna Terrazas has spent her career working between her native Mexico and the U.S., on films and shows including Roma, The Deuce, Bardo – False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths and most recently Eddington.

Speaking to Deadline at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra project and talent incubator on Tuesday, she revealed her fear as she traveled to the U.S. earlier this year in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidency and his attacks on Mexico.

“I went back to New Mexico for Eddington, for a couple of things, and Trump was president. When we shot, he wasn’t there yet,” said Terrazas.

“For the first time, when I crossed, I had a weird feeling. I have a visa, an O1 visa, that I have been having for almost 15 years… But this time when I entered the U.S, I was a tiny bit afraid. I was like,...

TV is firmly in its reboot, revival, and reunion era. Shows such as Frasier and Sex and the City have been revisited, with varying degrees of success. Some of these exploits, like the newsmaking Fresh Prince reunion, have added valuable perspective to the original show.

But with all the nostalgia floating around Hollywood, it’s surprising that HBO’s The Wire, a prescient, innovative chronicle of urban blight in America, told through intersecting characters in Baltimore, hasn’t had a large-scale reunion. In the 23 years since the show’s debut,...

Exclusive: Chris Coy has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama series Lanterns, based on the Green Lantern DC comic.

In a guest starring role, Coy will play the new character of ‘Waylon Sanders,’ an intelligent survivor or a nervous truck driver. Age and real name unknown, he’s unbound by the laws of nature.

He joins the previously announced cast: Kyle Chandler, Aaron Pierre, Kelly MacDonald, Garret Dillahunt, Poorna Jagannathan, Ulrich Thomsen, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Sherman Augustus, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Jason Ritter and Nathan Fillion.

The series, from Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King, follows new recruit John Stewart (Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

HBO produces the eight-episode series Lanterns in association with Warner Bros Television and DC Studios. Mundy, who serves as showrunner,...

Dominic West may now be known for his role in The Crown as Prince Charles of Wales, but he had his Hollywood breakthrough as Detective McNulty in The Wire. The HBO series is often considered to be one of the best TV shows of all time and stands along with stalwarts like The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad in the ‘golden age of TV’.

Despite all the appreciations it received, including recognition from former-President Barack Obama, The Wire never won an Emmy and was only nominated twice for Outstanding Writing for a TV Series – Drama. When asked which season of the show should have won the award, West cited season 4 as the clear winner.

Dominic West picks The Wire season 4 as the contender for an Emmy Dominic West in The Wire | Credits: HBO

Dominic West’s role as Detective Jimmy McNulty will go down in history as one of the greatest performances on TV.

David Fincher was the most sought-after commercial and music video director in the world in 1992 when he followed the example of his predecessors Alan Parker, Ridley Scott, and Tony Scott by segueing into the unpredictable world of film production. Pulling a Ridley, so to speak, with "Alien 3" might've felt like a propitious move, but it turned into a nightmare production that resulted in the compromising of Fincher's dark vision and the damaging of a valuable studio franchise. The fledgling filmmaker took close to 100 percent of the blame, at which point it looked like he'd get kicked back down to videos and commercials for the foreseeable future.

As we know, he soared brilliantly out of the ashes three years later with "Se7en," and cemented his geek god cinema bona fides in 1999 with "Fight Club." Suddenly, Fincher was the Generation X Stanley Kubrick, a visionary of the now who didn't...

Former President Barack Obama once admitted that he’s a super-fan of HBO’s The Wire, which would have made Dominic West swoon. The actor is notably a staunch supporter of the politician, so this news might have painted a wide smile on his face.

Dominic West in The Wire / Credits: HBO

Unfortunately, the English actor revealed at the time that he hadn’t met Obama, and he also missed the opportunity to shake hands with him at his first inauguration in 2009. West claimed he had invited everyone from the cast of The Wire except him.

Dominic West revealed Barack Obama did not invite him to his inauguration party

It was an honor for the cast and crew of The Wire to discover that former President Barack Obama followed their story on television. In his interview with series creator David Simon via Medium, he called it “one of the greatest—not just television shows,...

Brought to life by David Simon and based on his book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, The Wire is one of the most critically acclaimed police procedural dramas of the modern era. However, before The Wire came to fruition, Simon was involved with a similar procedural based in Baltimore, Homicide: Life on the Street. Airing from 1993 to 1999, Homicide: Life on the Street was one of a few procedural dramas that gained notable popularity among critics and audiences, along with Law & Order and NYPD Blue. Early seasons featured a cast that included Yaphett Kotto, Andre Braugher, Melissa Leo, Ned Beatty, and Daniel Baldwin. Significantly, it would be the first appearance of John Munch, portrayed by Richard Belzer, who would go on to resurrect the character in Law and Order: Svu years later.

Homicide: Life on the Street utilized handheld cameras, which was common on shows like Cops and...

There are not many shows like “Adolescence.” Its story, which centers on the arrest of a 13-year-old boy for the murder of a girl the same age, dives into the kind of oppressively dark material that most shows try to avoid. The series also adopts a one-take style that makes each of its episodes not only visually dynamic and impressive to witness but also feel like they are each unfolding in a seamless, unbroken way.

“Adolescence,” in other words, is not a show that brings to mind many obvious comparisons. For those who would like to try to recreate their experience watching it, though, here are seven other unflinching crime dramas like “Adolescence” you should watch if you loved that Netflix series.

Wendell Pierce and Dominic West in “The Wire.” (HBO) “The Wire” (2002)

When it comes to pace and style, “The Wire” could not be any more different from “Adolescence.

The following contains spoilers from Dope Thief Episode 3, "Run, Die or Relapse," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Dope Thief Episode 3, “Run, Die, or Relapse” digs a bit deeper, making connections between characters in the Apple TV+ show and their choices. Ray and Manny tie all these elements together, while dealing with the fallout from another bright idea. After ransacking an isolated methamphetamine farm, both men find themselves in hot water with bikers after their blood. This forces them to think on what their actions might mean for the families they love.

Series creator and Gladiator II writer Peter Craig clearly likes to take his time telling stories. Dope Thief is in no hurry to get where it wants to go -- but viewers are unlikely to notice, because the performances are equally relaxed. The Philadelphia suburbs are an intriguing backdrop, while the ensemble cast make the show's world feel lived-in.

David Simon has signed with Gersh for representation, Variety has learned exclusively.

With his new representation, Simon has signed a two-year first-look deal with HBO as well as a premium script deal with Sony Pictures Television. Financial terms of the two deals were not disclosed.

The HBO deal keeps Simon in business with the premium cabler, which has served as his TV home for the better part of three decades. In his time working with the network, Simon has delivered the critically-acclaimed dramas “The Corner,” “The Wire,” “Generation Kill,” “Treme,” “The Deuce,” “The Plot Against America,” “Show Me a Hero,” and “We Own This City.”

“The Wire” is consistently named as one of the greatest TV shows ever made, with Variety recently including it on the list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

Simon began his career as a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. In that time, he...

With all due respect to the Russo Brothers, we're here today to talk about a very different kind of "Cherry." Marvel's "Daredevil: Born Again" might be making headlines for bringing back -- and occasionally killing off -- certain characters from the Netflix series, but don't underestimate the new additions to the supporting cast. Even among these newbies, performances by Nikki M. James as legal partner Kirsten McDuffie or the late Kamar de los Reyes as Hector Ayala/White Tiger have certainly taken the fandom by storm. Yet the entire creative team has one key cast member to thank for arguably the show's best and most welcome new element: Clark Johnson as the always reliable, even-keeled private investigator Cherry.

Thus far, we've seen Cherry emerge as one of the standout characters in Matt Murdock's (Charlie Cox) close circle of allies. One of the very few individuals to become aware of Matt's secret identity as Daredevil,...