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Related: About this forum'Homicide: Life on the Street' Will Finally Be Available to Stream
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/arts/television/homicide-life-on-the-street-streaming-peacock.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U0.PnJQ.-S6R9qfwsC2j&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cbThe critically acclaimed 1990s police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street will soon be available to stream in its entirety.
All seven seasons of the crime drama, which ran on NBC from 1993 to 1999, as well as the 2000 film Homicide: The Movie, which served as the series finale, will arrive on Peacock on Aug. 19. The show has been syndicated over the years and has been released on DVD, but its absence from streaming services thanks largely to the challenge of securing music rights, a frequent sticking point in streaming deals has long been lamented by fans.
Homicide was based on a book by David Simon then a Baltimore Sun reporter who had spent a year shadowing the Baltimore Police Departments Homicide Unit. The series along with NYPD Blue, which also premiered in 1993 infused the cop genre with more grit and moral ambiguity, setting the stage for hard-edge cable dramas like The Shield and Simons own The Wire, one of the most celebrated series of all time.
Homicide was created by Paul Attanasio and executive produced by Barry Levinson, among others. (Simon was a producer.) Tom Fontana, who would go on to create the prison drama Oz, was the showrunner. Homicide had a devoted core following during its run but was never a ratings darling. It stayed on the air for seven seasons, winning four Emmy Awards out of 17 nominations and three Peabody Awards. It also boasted a memorable cast that included Andre Braugher, who won an Emmy for his role as Detective Frank Pembleton; Melissa Leo; Richard Belzer; and Giancarlo Esposito.
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'Homicide: Life on the Street' Will Finally Be Available to Stream (Original Post)
Drum
Jul 23
OP
I dunno, all streaming services offer crime, all the time. If you like this, there's plenty of choices.
OAITW r.2.0
Jul 23
#1
Great writing, great cast, great direction, great show. One of my all-time favorites.
Midnight Writer
Jul 23
#4
I am really looking forward to this. I only got in on the show in the last couple of seasons
yellowdogintexas
Jul 26
#5
OAITW r.2.0
(26,878 posts)1. I dunno, all streaming services offer crime, all the time. If you like this, there's plenty of choices.
I am partial to "Air Disasters' on Smithsonian. Love to understand the why these crashes happen..
Princess Turandot
(4,810 posts)2. Good news. One of the best police dramas ever..
The cast also included the great Yaphet Kotto, as the squad commander, and one of the lesser Baldwins, Daniel.
Drum
(9,444 posts)3. Indeed!
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Midnight Writer
(22,572 posts)4. Great writing, great cast, great direction, great show. One of my all-time favorites.
yellowdogintexas
(22,634 posts)5. I am really looking forward to this. I only got in on the show in the last couple of seasons
Been waiting on it to be streamed for a long time.