# We Own This City: The Wire the New Generation

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**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, hbomax-wb-dc\
**Created:** [April 27, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549 "2022-04-27T15:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549/1 "2022-04-27T15:19:15Z")

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So, has anyone else watched the first episode of “[We Own This City](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14192504/)”?

It’s a new HBO miniseries from a lot of the guys who made The Wire. As per Wikipedia:

> _ **We Own This City** _ is an American [miniseries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniseries) based on the nonfiction book of the same name by _[Baltimore Sun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Sun)_ reporter Justin Fenton. The miniseries was developed and written by [George Pelecanos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Pelecanos) and [David Simon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Simon), and directed by [Reinaldo Marcus Green](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinaldo_Marcus_Green). The six-episode series premiered on [HBO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HBO) on April 25, 2022.[[1]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Own_This_City#cite_note-1)

It really does feel like The Wire TNG, not the least because it recycles probably half the cast. It’s like, “Damn, Poot and Marlo became cops? And Jay Landsman is the new Commissioner? I did not see that coming!”

So far the first episode was pretty good. They’re doing a jumping back and forth in time kind of format, and it’s based on real-life events. I’m not sure how closely they’re sticking to the history, but there’s definitely a “ripped from the headlines” feel to it.

If you are a fan of The Wire, it’s worth checking out.

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**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549/2 "2022-04-27T16:38:47Z")

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Just so I understand, they’ve created a Wire-adjacent show that also includes Jon Bernthal? I’m in!

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**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-own-this-city-the-wire-the-new-generation/963549/3 "2022-04-27T16:41:25Z")

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> [@Maserschmidt](#):
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> that also includes Jon Bernthal

In the first episode, he’s kind of a mixture of The Punisher and Late-season Detective Carter.