SummaryThis series was the most reality-based police drama that has ever aired on television. It was shot entirely with handheld cameras on location in the Fells Point Community of Baltimore, MD. One of the series' executive producers, Barry Levinson, is a Baltimore native. He has written and directed at least three films that take place in Baltimore... Read More
Created By:Paul Attanasio
Homicide: Life on the Street
7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 31, 1993
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Universal Acclaim
95
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
100% Positive
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Jun 26, 2013
100
[Homicide]... continues to be the best drama—-not just cop drama—-on TV.
Jun 10, 2013
100
It has the best tough-guy dialogue around and an acting ensemble that's ferociously effective. Face it: Homicide is a killer.
User score
Universal Acclaim
88% Positive
105 Ratings
105 Ratings
4% Mixed
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Sep 5, 2021
10
The dialogue of the show defintely is offensive by today's terms but that's part of what makes it so real. Should people think and act like this? No, but they do so a glimpse behind the curtain at the criminal injustice system are the hallowed halls we will walk.
May 12, 2013
100
The best new network dramatic series since "Shannon's Deal" and "Twin Peaks" in 1990. [29 Jan 1993, p.21]
May 12, 2013
100
Much of this is likely to go to waste, though. Homicide, possibly the best police series ever, may prove to be the biggest turnoff since Cop Rock. Imagine a series in which a cop walks up to a potential mugger and tells him, "Hey, we're police. Go rob somebody else." [31 Jan 1993, p.5C]
May 12, 2013
90
It isn't as groundbreaking as it would have itself taken. However, in terms of presenting a strong portrayal of cop work out on the urban landscape, the project (inspired by David Simon's "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets") hits with compelling conviction. [29 Jan 1993]
May 12, 2013
90
Homicide is fast-paced but reasonably easy to follow. It is fragmentary at times, but somehow cohesive. It's impressionistic in style, yet driven by plot, enlivened by gallows humor and inhabited by intriguing, amusing, startlingly natural characters...You can think of Homicide as "Hill Street Blues" with more grit and less econo-socio-poli-psycho babble; "Law & Order" without the "order" half; "Twin Peaks" with intelligence and discipline as well as style. "Diner" with cops. [31 Jan 1993, p.7C]
Jul 2, 2013
70
In the end, however, Homicide doesn't stand out in bold enough relief from TV's background clutter. The characters are too pat, their conflicts too predictable.
Apr 6, 2020
10
This is truly one of the best cop dramas of all time of TV history. To call it a “cop” drama is almost misleading. This was true dramatic acting, writing, directing, and producing of the first order. The long- and medium-term cast featured stellar ongoing performances from Andre Braugher (one of the best actors of his generation, totally underrated), Melissa Leo, Peter Gerety and the always subtle, still insanely intense Yaphet Kotto. Daniel Baldwin and Ned Beatty pitched in for a couple seasons with spot-on characters spanning a wide spectrum of humanity - from mistaken, confident darkness to faltering self doubt. Beatty rivals his famed performance in Deliverance over 35 episodes here with his usual exceptional craftsmanship. Spiced with captivating guest-starring runs from such icons as James Earl Jones, Anne Meara, or one-time appearances from real thespians such as Marcia Gay Harden, Lily Tomlin, Moses Gunn, Rosanna Arquette, Charles Durning, Alfre Woodard... the list could go on, but this show always guaranteed theatrical brilliance..**********
Feb 16, 2024
9
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Production Company:
- Baltimore Pictures
- Fatima Productions
- NBC Studios
- Reeves Entertainment Group
Initial Release Date:Jan 31, 1993
Number of seasons:7 Seasons
Rating:TV-14
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Wins & 17 Nominations
Viewers for Quality Television Awards
• 3 Wins & 16 Nominations
Television Critics Association Awards
• 6 Wins & 15 Nominations
