We Own This City (TV Miniseries)

"It’s a show that benefits from its proximity to The Wire and also suffers from it, because you can be a darned solid show and still not be The Wire. We Own This City? Darned solid, flaws and all" 

"Sparked by a jittery live-wire performance from Jon Bernthal and anchored by incredibly smart dialogue, We Own This City is a stand-out mini-series in one of the most crowded periods of “Prestige Drama” in years. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Jon Bernthal and Wunmi Mosaku shine in a scathing examination of what happens when power veers out of control (...) when things go off, they do so spectacularly" 

"An ambitious but uneven companion to 'The Wire' (...) It’s the kind of flabbergasting tale that makes you wonder how many others like it are still out there." 

"Simon and co-creator George Pelecanos use a time-hopping narrative to juggle multiple subplots (...) Director Reinaldo Marcus Green gracefully blends shocking violence with tense conference-room inquisitions" 

"Thanks to the clear writing, expert editing and distinctively unique performances, it’s easy to keep pace with 'We Own This City,' even as it’s difficult to fathom the breadth of police corruption outlined here (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"A hypnotic look at American corruption (...) 'We Own This City' makes the case that this is still worthy of our attention even if its story is far from the last"