City on a Hill 2019
“Boston, 1993. No one gets away clean.”
- Status
- Canceled
- First Aired
- June 16, 2019
- Last Aired
- September 25, 2022
- Format
- 3 seasons · 26 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~23.8 hours (55 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S1E2 "What They Saw in Southie High" (★ 7.4/10)
- Created By
- Chuck MacLean
- Network
- Showtime
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
What is City on a Hill?
City on a Hill is a television series that premiered in 1993 Boston. The show is a crime and drama series that follows the story of an African-American District Attorney from Brooklyn who forms an alliance with a corrupt FBI veteran.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2019
- Status
- Canceled
- Episodes
- 26
- Runtime
- 55 minutes
- First aired
- Jun 16, 2019
- Last aired
- Sep 25, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- Showtime
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.3/10 from 186 votes
- Format
- 3 seasons · 26 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~55 minutes
- Status
- Canceled
- Network
- Showtime
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Overview
City on a Hill is a television series that premiered in 1993 Boston. The show is a crime and drama series that follows the story of an African-American District Attorney from Brooklyn who forms an alliance with a corrupt FBI veteran. This unlikely partnership takes on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown, a case that eventually grows to encompass and upend Boston's city-wide criminal justice system. The series explores the complexities of the city's criminal justice system and the characters involved in it.
Should you watch it?
“An unlikely alliance between a district attorney and a veteran agent takes on Boston criminals.”
- compelling character dynamic
- engaging crime plot
- bleak subject matter
Watch it if you enjoy gritty crime dramas set in the 1990s.
Rated TV-MA for mature content.
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Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice Mytharc Jun 16, 2019
- E2 What They Saw in Southie High Core Jun 23, 2019
- E3 If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly Core Jun 30, 2019
- E4 The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself Core Jul 7, 2019
- E5 From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice Core Jul 14, 2019
- E6 It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City Core Jul 21, 2019
- E7 There Are No F**king Sides Core Jul 28, 2019
- E8 High on the Looming Gallows Tree Mytharc Aug 4, 2019
- E9 The Deaf Sage of Pompeii Mytharc Aug 11, 2019
- E10 Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah Mytharc Aug 18, 2019
Season 2 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Bill Russell's Bedsheets Mytharc Mar 28, 2021
- E2 I Need a Goat Core Apr 4, 2021
- E3 Is the Total Black, Being Spoken Core Apr 11, 2021
- E4 Overtime White and Overtime Stupid Core Apr 18, 2021
- E5 East of Eden Core Apr 25, 2021
- E6 Don't Go Sayin Last Words Mytharc May 2, 2021
- E7 Apophasis Mytharc May 9, 2021
- E8 Pax Bostonia Mytharc May 16, 2021
Season 3 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Gods and Monsters Mytharc Jul 31, 2022
- E2 A Program of Complete Disorder Core Aug 7, 2022
- E3 Speak When You're Angry Mytharc Aug 14, 2022
- E4 Ugly, Like I Said Core Aug 28, 2022
- E5 Take Me Home Core Sep 4, 2022
- E6 Tenderness Core Sep 11, 2022
- E7 Boston Bridges, Falling Down Mytharc Sep 18, 2022
- E8 Whipping Post Mytharc Sep 25, 2022
Frequently asked questions
When does the series take place?
The series is set in early 1990s Boston.
Who are the main characters?
An African-American District Attorney from Brooklyn and a corrupt FBI veteran form an alliance.
What is the central case?
They take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown.
What broader impact does the case have?
The case eventually upends Boston's city-wide criminal justice system.
What genres does the show belong to?
It is classified as crime and drama.
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