We Own This City is a 2022 crime drama series created and written by David Simon, creator of "The Wire," and George Pelecanos, with production taking place in Baltimore. The series is based on the book "We Own This City: A True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption" by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton.
The gritty series chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force. It exposes the corruption and moral collapse that befalls an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest are championed at the expense of actual police work.
the cast includes Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, and Darrell Britt-Gibson.
We Own This City is set to make it’s debut April 25th on HBO Max. Watch the official trailer below.