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Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
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Homicide: Life on the Street

“Homicide: our day begins when yours ends.”

8.1 / 10
1993
7 seasons
122 episodes
MysteryDramaCrime

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

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Cast

Richard Belzer

Clark Johnson

Yaphet Kotto

Kyle Secor

Andre Braugher

Melissa Leo

Reed Diamond

Peter Gerety

Jon Seda

Michelle Forbes

Isabella Hofmann

Callie Thorne

Seasons

The first season of Homicide: Life on the Street, an American police procedural drama television series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between January 31 and March 31, 1993. The show was created by Paul Attanasio, with film director Barry Levinson and television writer and producer Tom Fontana serving as executive producers. Adapted from David Simon's 1991 non-fiction book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, the season followed the fictional detectives of Baltimore Police Department homicide unit and the murder cases they investigate. The show was broadcast on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. EST, with the exception of the series premiere, which aired immediately after Super Bowl XXVII. The season introduced regular cast members Daniel Baldwin, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Jon Polito and Kyle Secor. Most of the primary characters were based on real-life Baltimore detectives from Simon's book, including Gary D'Addario, Terrence McLarney, Harry Edgerton, Donald Worden and Jay Landsman. Many of the first season story arcs were also adapted from the book, most notably the 1988 Baltimore slaying of 11-year-old Latonya Kim Wallace, which was the basis for the murder case of Adena Watson in Homicide. "Night of the Dead Living", originally written as the third episode, was moved to become the season finale at the insistence of NBC executives, which led to several notable continuity errors.

  • Gone for Goode

    1.Gone for Goode

    9.5
    31-01-199347m

    Lewis and Crosetti uncover a woman who's been killing her husbands for insurance money. Howard tries to keep her cases-solved record perfect, but she is reassigned with Felton as h...

  • Ghost of a Chance

    2.Ghost of a Chance

    8.5
    03-02-199348m

    Bayliss and Pembleton continue to struggle with the Watson case. Bolander and Munch discuss ""iguana style"" and are called to check out the homicide of a victim that isn't dead, a...

  • Son of a Gun

    3.Son of a Gun

    7.5
    10-02-199346m

    Crosetti and Lewis investigate the shooting of a fellow police officer whom Crosetti regards as a son, Howard suspects a rabid Spiro Agnew fan of murder but ends up solving the Cal...

  • A Shot in the Dark

    4.A Shot in the Dark

    8.0
    24-02-199347m

    Crosetti focuses his investigation into the shooting of Officer Thormann on one suspect, while Lewis continues to investigate. Meanwhile, Pembleton and Bayliss pursue different lea...

  • Three Men and Adena

    5.Three Men and Adena

    9.7
    03-03-199345m

    Pembleton and Bayliss have only twelve hours to grill their prime suspect in the Adena Watson case before they must let him go.

  • A Dog and Pony Show

    6.A Dog and Pony Show

    7.5
    10-03-199346m

    While Giardello is busy sending off an old friend to retirement Pembleton and Bayliss investigate the murder of a dog, Howard and Felton argue over whether Felton finds Howard attr...

  • And the Rockets' Dead Glare

    7.And the Rockets' Dead Glare

    7.5
    17-03-199346m

    Howard and Felton are in court over the Pony Johnson case, Crosetti and Lewis go head to head with the Secret Service and Bolander and Munch argue over drug legalization. Meanwhile...

  • Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    8.Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

    7.0
    24-03-199347m

    Quitting smoking dominates the conversation ad behavior of the homicide detectives even as they solve what may be a gang-related killing of a 14-year-old boy. Lt. Giardello discove...

  • Night of the Dead Living

    9.Night of the Dead Living

    9.0
    31-03-199348m

    The homicide team pulls the graveyard shift on the hottest night of the year. Bayliss is consumed by the Adena Watson case, driving a bigger wedge between him and partner Pembleton...

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