61st Street (TV series)
{{Short description|2022 American legal drama television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| creator = Peter Moffat
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- Courtney B. Vance
- Tosin Cole
- Bentley Green
- Holt McCallany
- Aunjanue Ellis
- Andrene Ward-Hammond
- Mark O'Brien
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| music = Laura Karpman
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 16
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- Peter Moffat
- Michael B. Jordan
- Alana Mayo
- Hilary Salmon
- Courtney B. Vance
- J. David Shanks
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- AMC Studios
- Outlier Society
- BBC Studios
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| channel = AMC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|04|10}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|05|29}}
| channel2 = The CW
| first_aired2 = {{Start date|2024|07|22}}
| last_aired2 = {{End date|2024|09|09}}
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61st Street is an American legal drama television series created by Peter Moffat that premiered on AMC on April 10, 2022. A second season was produced;{{Cite web |title='61st Street': AMC Reveals Exciting First Look at Season 2 |url=https://collider.com/61st-street-season-2-first-look-amc/ |website=Collider |first=Matt |last=Villei |date=May 31, 2022 |access-date=June 26, 2022}} however, in January 2023, AMC decided against airing it.{{cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Joe |title=AMC Scraps '61st Street' Season 2, 'Invitation to a Bonfire' Series (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/amc-61st-street-season-2-invitation-to-a-bonfire-series-1235480147/ |website=Variety |date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=January 5, 2023}} In May 2023, The CW acquired the series,{{Cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |date=2023-05-12 |title=Courtney B. Vance-Starrer '61st Street' Picked Up By The CW After AMC Cancellation |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/courtney-b-vance-61st-street-picked-up-the-cw-amc-cancellation-1235364961/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} rebroadcasting the first season in the US on July 22, 2023, on The CW app exclusively and then airing it on linear TV in October 2023.{{Citation needed|reason=This statement needs to be supported by a citation of a reliable source.|date=July 2024}} The second season premiered on July 22, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/61st-street-season-2-premiere-date-cw-1235901302/|title=Courtney B. Vance & Aunjanue Ellis-Led Drama '61st Street' Sets Season 2 Premiere Date|date=March 11, 2024|access-date=May 2, 2024|work=Deadline|last=Cordero|first=Rosy}}
Premise of pilot
Moses Johnson, a promising, black high school athlete, is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system. Taken by the police as a supposed gang member, Johnson finds himself and his lawyer Franklin Roberts in the eye of the storm as police and prosecutors seek revenge for the death of an officer during a drug bust gone wrong.
Cast and characters
=Main=
- Courtney B. Vance as Franklin Roberts
- Tosin Cole as Moses Johnson (season 1)
- Bentley Green as Joshua Johnson
- Holt McCallany as Lt. Brannigan
- Aunjanue Ellis as Martha Roberts
- Andrene Ward-Hammond as Norma Johnson
- Mark O'Brien as Officer Logan
=Recurring=
- Patrick Mulvey as Michael Rossi (season 1)
- Rebecca Spence as Jessica Rossi
- Jarell Maximillian Sullivan as David Roberts
- Matthew Elam as TJ (season 1; guest season 2)
- Jon Michael Hill as Pastor Richards
- Ben Barten as James Frater
- Kamal Angelo Bolden as Young
- Emily Althaus as Nicole Carter
- James Vincent Meredith as Dr. Algren (season 1; guest season 2)
- Erik Hellman as Peter
- Julian Parker as Dante Blake
- Jerod Haynes as Big Phil
- Malkia Stampley as Marisol
- Rashada Dawan as Janet Porter (season 1)
- Madison Dirks as Marty Gallagher
- Morocco Omari as Speak (season 1)
- Sammy A. Publes as Coach Angelo (season 1)
- Michael Patrick Thornton as Michael Patrick Thornton (season 1)
- Jayson Lee as Calvin Harris (season 1)
- Al'Jaleel McGhee as Lotty
- Antonie Pierre as Deputy Moss (season 1)
- David Parkes as Rick Leonard (season 2; guest season 1)
- Manuk Aret as Alex (season 2; guest season 1)
- Karen Aldridge as Naimah Watts (season 2)
- Paul Turner as Wayne Morris (season 2)
- Brenda Strong as Kim Pearson (season 2)
Episodes
=Series overview=
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=Season 1 (2022)=
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|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Marta Cunningham
|WrittenBy = Peter Moffat
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
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|Title = The Hunter and the Hunted
|DirectedBy = Marta Cunningham
|WrittenBy = Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|17}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
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|Title = Barefoot and Dangerous
|DirectedBy = Ramaa Mosley
|WrittenBy = Allison Davis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|04|24}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Chess Moves and Poker Chips
|DirectedBy = Ramaa Mosley
|WrittenBy = J. David Shanks
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|01}}
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|Title = Over the Wall
|DirectedBy = Ali Selim
|WrittenBy = Sarah Beckett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|08}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
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|Title = Sins of the Fathers
|DirectedBy = Ali Selim
|WrittenBy = Frank Baldwin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|05|15}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Two Trials
|DirectedBy = Darren Grant
|WrittenBy = Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika
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|Title = Man on Fire
|DirectedBy = Darren Grant
|WrittenBy = Peter Moffat
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=Season 2 (2024)=
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = After the Morning After
|DirectedBy = Solvan 'Slick' Naim
|WrittenBy = Allison Davis
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Trust Me
|DirectedBy = Solvan 'Slick' Naim
|WrittenBy = Sarah Beckett
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Do No Harm
|DirectedBy = Michael Trim
|WrittenBy = Frank Baldwin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|07|11}}
|AltDate = {{End date|2024|08|05}}
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|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Kamikaze
|DirectedBy = Michael Trim
|WrittenBy = Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika
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|AltDate = {{End date|2024|08|12}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Two Truths and a Lie
|DirectedBy = Erin K. Feeley
|WrittenBy = Allison Davis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|07|25}}
|AltDate = {{End date|2024|08|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Argue the Facts
|DirectedBy = Erin K. Feeley
|WrittenBy = J. David Shanks
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|08|01}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Offer
|DirectedBy = Ramaa Mosley
|WrittenBy = Frank Baldwin
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|AltDate = {{End date|2024|09|02}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Judgement Day
|DirectedBy = Ramaa Mosley
|WrittenBy = Frank Baldwin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|08|15}}
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Production
=Development=
In February 2019, AMC began development on 61st Street which was created by Peter Moffat who is executive producing alongside Michael B. Jordan and Alana Mayo.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=AMC Opens Writers Room For '61st Street' Drama From Peter Moffat & Michael B. Jordan|url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/amc-writers-room-61st-street-drama-peter-moffat-michael-b-jordan-1202553562/|date=February 9, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} In October 2019, AMC greenlighted the series and gave it a two-season order,{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=AMC Orders Series '61st Street' & 'Kevin Can F**k Himself'|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/61st-street-kevin-can-fk-himself-amc-series-1202748625/|date=October 1, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} with each season consisting of eight episodes.{{cite web|first=Dino-Ray|last=Ramos|title=Courtney B. Vance To Topline AMC Courtroom Drama '61st Street' From Peter Moffat – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/courtney-b-vance-amc-61st-street-peter-moffat-tca-1202832970/|date=January 16, 2020|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} Series star Courtney B. Vance serves as an executive producer.{{cite web|first=Matt|last=Grobar|title='61st Street' Creatives Examine "Systemic Issues" Faced In U.S. Through "Microcosm" Of One City – TCA|url=https://deadline.com/2021/08/61st-street-courtney-b-vance-j-david-shanks-alana-mayo-amc-tca-1234816225/|date=August 17, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}}
=Casting=
In January 2020, Courtney B. Vance, Tosin Cole and Bentley Green were cast in the series.{{cite web|first=Denise|last=Petski|title=Tosin Cole To Star Opposite Courtney B. Vance In AMC's '61st Street'; Bentley Green Also Cast|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/tosin-cole-bentley-green-join-courtney-b-vance-amc-61st-street-1202839424/|date=January 23, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} In May 2020, Eric Lange was cast in the series.{{cite web|author1=Nellie Andreeva|author2=Denise Petski|title=Eric Lange Joins AMC's Courtroom Drama '61st Street'|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/eric-lange-cast-amc-courtroom-drama-61st-street-1202929975/|date=May 8, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} In February 2021, Holt McCallany replaced Lange; and Aunjanue Ellis, Killian Scott, and Andrene Ward-Hammond were cast in the series.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Holt McCallany, Aunjanue Ellis & Killian Scott Join '61st Street' AMC Series|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/holt-mccallany-aunjanue-ellis-killian-scott-cast-61st-street-amc-series-1234695033/|date=February 17, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} In March 2021, Jerod Haynes was cast in the series.{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title='61st Street': Jerod Haynes Joins AMC Series As Recurring|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/61st-street-jerod-haynes-season-4-amc-series-recurring-1234720391/|date=March 23, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}} In May 2021, Mark O'Brien replaced Killian Scott as Officer Logan in the series.{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|title='City On A Hill's Mark O'Brien Joins AMC Series '61st Street'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/city-on-the-hills-mark-obrien-amcs-1234761903/|date=May 21, 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 25, 2021}}
Release
The series was originally set to premiere in 2021. The premiere was delayed and it premiered on April 10, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Villei |first1=Matt |title='61st Street' Series Starring Tosin Cole and Courtney B. Vance Reveals Release Date on AMC |url=https://collider.com/61st-street-series-release-date-tosin-cole-courtney-b-vance-amc/ |website=Collider |access-date=February 15, 2022 |date=February 5, 2022}} The second season of the series had already been filmed, but was dropped by AMC as part of cost-cutting measures announced in December 2022. In May 2023, The CW acquired the series.{{Cite web |last=Bell |first=BreAnna |date=2023-05-12 |title=The CW Acquires Courtney B. Vance's '61st Street' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/the-cw-courtney-b-vance-61st-street-1235611276/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}
The second season premiered on July 4, 2023 on Australian streaming service Stan.{{cite web |last1=Abdullah |first1=Immy |title=A closer look at every show and movie that's coming to Stan in July 2023 |url=https://www.nine.com.au/entertainment/latest/stan-july-twisted-metal-season-2-heels-minx-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars-season-8-winner-stream-month/ce297edd-6c7f-4e05-a975-90f73d413d9e |website=Nine.com.au |access-date=July 15, 2023 |date=June 28, 2023}}
Reception
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 69% approval rating with an average rating of 6.2/10, based on 16 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "61st Street is situated smack dab in a clichéd zip code of television drama, but terrific performances by Courtney B. Vance and a strong supporting cast provide some local attraction."{{Cite Rotten Tomatoes|id=61st_street|title=61st Street|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 9, 2022}}{{cbignore}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{Cite Metacritic|id=61st-street|title=61st Street|type=tv|season=1|access-date=May 9, 2022}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.amc.com/shows/61st-street--1053060}}
- {{IMDb title}}
{{AMC Shows}}
{{The CW programming}}
Category:2022 American television series debuts
Category:2020s American legal drama television series
Category:AMC (TV channel) television dramas
Category:American English-language television shows
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