Showtime is headed to Boston. This week, the network announced they've ordered a new TV show called City on a Hill.Based on an idea by Ben Affleck, the drama is set in 1990s and explores the "Boston Miracle," a cooperation between police, criminals, and social workers that resulted in a major drop in violence for the area. The cast includes Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Mark O'Brien, and Jonathan Tucker.Read More…...
- 5/18/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Showtime has ordered the drama “City on a Hill” to series.
The series was created by Chuck MacLean and based on an original idea by Ben Affleck. It is set in the early 1990s in Boston, a time when the city was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. But then it all changed in what was called the “Boston Miracle.” In this fictional account, driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rhodes (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston.
It also stars Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks, Amanda Clayton,...
The series was created by Chuck MacLean and based on an original idea by Ben Affleck. It is set in the early 1990s in Boston, a time when the city was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. But then it all changed in what was called the “Boston Miracle.” In this fictional account, driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rhodes (Kevin Bacon). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston.
It also stars Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks, Amanda Clayton,...
- 5/17/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
How about these apples? Showtime has ordered Boston-set drama “City on a Hill” based on an original idea by Ben Affleck straight to series. Affleck and buddy Matt Damon are both executive producers.
The 12-episode Season 1 stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks, Amanda Clayton, Kevin Chapman and Jere Shea.
Kevin Dunn of “Veep” is set to recur.
Created by Chuck MacLean, the new series is set in early 1990s Beantown, which Showtime reminds us was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. That all changed in what was called the “Boston Miracle.”
In this fictional account according to Showtime, driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and...
The 12-episode Season 1 stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Tucker, Mark O’Brien, Jill Hennessy, Lauren E. Banks, Amanda Clayton, Kevin Chapman and Jere Shea.
Kevin Dunn of “Veep” is set to recur.
Created by Chuck MacLean, the new series is set in early 1990s Beantown, which Showtime reminds us was rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. That all changed in what was called the “Boston Miracle.”
In this fictional account according to Showtime, driving that change is assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), who comes from Brooklyn and...
- 5/17/2018
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Showtime’s drama pilot City on a Hill is adding a few more citizens to its population.
Crossing Jordan veteran Jill Hennessy has signed on as a series regular, TVLine has learned, joining Kevin Bacon and Underground‘s Aldis Hodge in the main cast. Bacon stars as FBI agent Jackie Rhodes, who teams up with district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) in 1990s Boston to take on a family of armored-car robbers — and a corrupt and racist justice system.
Hennessy will play Jackie’s wife Jenny Rhodes, whose motivations might end up clashing with her husband’s. Known best for her...
Crossing Jordan veteran Jill Hennessy has signed on as a series regular, TVLine has learned, joining Kevin Bacon and Underground‘s Aldis Hodge in the main cast. Bacon stars as FBI agent Jackie Rhodes, who teams up with district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) in 1990s Boston to take on a family of armored-car robbers — and a corrupt and racist justice system.
Hennessy will play Jackie’s wife Jenny Rhodes, whose motivations might end up clashing with her husband’s. Known best for her...
- 12/12/2017
- TVLine.com
David Crow Nov 14, 2017
Kevin Bacon will lead City On A Hill, a Showtime pilot from Ben Affleck about Boston crime in the 1990s...
In recent years, when one thinks of Boston, you would be forgiven if what springs to mind is crime drama. After all, Dennis Lehane has made a near cottage industry out of tough tales about tough guys in Dorchester or Southie, such as Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River. There was also Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and Ben Affleck’s The Town. Well Affleck and Mystic River’s Kevin Bacon want again to mine that lore while also reimagining a true crime saga for Showtime: City On A Hill.
Based on an idea originated by Affleck, who will executive produce, as well as fellow executive producer Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler), City On A Hill will return to Beantown’s not so glorious days in the 1990s,...
Kevin Bacon will lead City On A Hill, a Showtime pilot from Ben Affleck about Boston crime in the 1990s...
In recent years, when one thinks of Boston, you would be forgiven if what springs to mind is crime drama. After all, Dennis Lehane has made a near cottage industry out of tough tales about tough guys in Dorchester or Southie, such as Gone Baby Gone and Mystic River. There was also Martin Scorsese’s The Departed and Ben Affleck’s The Town. Well Affleck and Mystic River’s Kevin Bacon want again to mine that lore while also reimagining a true crime saga for Showtime: City On A Hill.
Based on an idea originated by Affleck, who will executive produce, as well as fellow executive producer Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler), City On A Hill will return to Beantown’s not so glorious days in the 1990s,...
- 11/13/2017
- Den of Geek
On TV this Friday: A Romijn event on Chuck, a Remains event on Chiller, more comical life and times for HBO’s Tim, Grimm lets down its hair and more. We’ve singled out nine programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) | Now that the end of its nine-season weekly run has been announced, it may be time to load up on the feel-good fuzzies. This week the team travels to Columbus, Ohio to help Grandpa James and Grandma Jackie Rhodes, who live with their adult daughter — diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain tumor...
8 pm Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) | Now that the end of its nine-season weekly run has been announced, it may be time to load up on the feel-good fuzzies. This week the team travels to Columbus, Ohio to help Grandpa James and Grandma Jackie Rhodes, who live with their adult daughter — diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain tumor...
- 12/16/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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