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We Own This City

We Own This City
★ 7.2/10•2022•TV-MA•Crime•Drama
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In a war, you count the bodies and call them victories.

The story of the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department's Gun Trace Task Force — and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 25, 2022

Episodes

Episode 1 - Part OneE158m

Part One

Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators Erika Jensen and John Sieracki question Momodu Gondo about his connection to a known drug dealer. Attorney Nicole Steele looks into complaints against notorious cop Daniel Hersl. Then, after an overdose death in Hartford County, David McDougall tracks the source of the drugs to Baltimore.

Apr 25, 2022

Episode 2 - Part TwoE258m

Part Two

In his first days on the job, Jenkins learns the true weight of city politics in policing. Jensen and Sieracki interview an eager to talk Jemell Rayam about the GTTF’s tactics. Sean Suiter is assigned to a new murder case, McDougall links with Scott Kilpatrick to take their case to the Feds, and Steele hears from Hersl’s vocal critics.

May 2, 2022

Episode 3 - Part ThreeE360m

Part Three

Despite growing complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Later, the unit’s supervisor, Sgt. Thomas Allers, is interrogated about stolen cash. Jensen monitors Gondo’s calls, Steele speaks with BPD’s new police commissioner Kevin Davis, who admits to his precarious position. Meanwhile, a younger Jenkins struggles to fit in and brings Suiter along on a raid.

May 9, 2022

Episode 4 - Part FourE459m

Part Four

Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. During his interview with the Feds, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscathed as the GTTF’s supervisor – despite a series of illegal incidents. Steele confronts Davis about a list of cops who lied in court, and the city is rocked by the Freddie Gray protests.

May 16, 2022

Episode 5 - Part FiveE559m

Part Five

Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge the officers of the GTTF. Suiter feels the distrust of Baltimoreans as he works a homicide scene and begins to sense that his past is closing in on him. Steele and Davis seek support from Baltimore’s new mayor on the consent decree before the new administration takes over the DOJ.

May 23, 2022

Episode 6 - Part SixE664m

Part Six

After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned about his grand jury subpoena. Jenkins learns his fellow officers are cooperating with the investigation as the full extent of his crimes comes to light. Davis and the mayor’s office go head-to-head on funding for the consent decree, while Steele questions whether the U.S. justice system can ever be changed.

May 30, 2022

Actors

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Sgt. Wayne Jenkins

Wunmi Mosaku

Wunmi Mosaku

Nicole Steele

Jamie Hector

Jamie Hector

Sean M. Suiter

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Daniel Hersl

McKinley Belcher III

McKinley Belcher III

Momodu 'G Money' Gondo

Rob Brown

Rob Brown

Maurice Ward

David Corenswet

David Corenswet

David McDougall

Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Erika Jensen

Don Harvey

Don Harvey

John Sieracki

Larry Mitchell

Larry Mitchell

Scott Kilpatrick

Delaney Williams

Delaney Williams

Kevin Davis

Lucas Van Engen

Lucas Van Engen

Leo Wise

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