61st Street (TV series)

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61st Street
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Genre
Created by Peter Moffat
Starring
Music by Laura Karpman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Moffat
  • Michael B. Jordan
  • Alana Mayo
  • Hilary Salmon
  • Courtney B. Vance
  • J. David Shanks
Production companies
Original release
Network AMC
ReleaseApril 10 (2022-04-10) –
May 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)

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; [1] however, in January 2023, AMC decided against airing it. [2] In May 2023, The CW acquired the series, [3] airing season one again in the US on July 22, 2023, on The CW app exclusively and then airing it on linear TV in October 2023, and Season 2 is set to premiere on July 22, 2024. [4]

Contents

Premise

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

Recurring

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 8April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)May 29, 2022 (2022-05-29) AMC
2 8July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)August 15, 2023 (2023-08-15) Stan

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [5] Directed byWritten by  [6] Original air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Marta Cunningham Peter Moffat April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)0.392 [7]
22"The Hunter and the Hunted"Marta CunninghamOlumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaApril 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)0.215 [8]
33"Barefoot and Dangerous" Ramaa Mosley Allison DavisApril 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)0.223 [9]
44"Chess Moves and Poker Chips"Ramaa MosleyJ. David ShanksMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)0.216 [10]
55"Over the Wall" Ali Selim Sarah BeckettMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)0.175 [11]
66"Sins of the Fathers"Ali SelimFrank BaldwinMay 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)0.161 [12]
77"The Two Trials" Darren Grant Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)0.168 [13]
88"Man on Fire"Darren GrantPeter MoffatMay 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)0.159 [14]

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [15] Directed byWritten by  [6] Original release date
91"After the Morning After" Solvan 'Slick' Naim Allison DavisJuly 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
102"Trust Me"Solvan 'Slick' NaimSarah BeckettJuly 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
113"Do No Harm" Michael Trim Frank BaldwinJuly 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)
124"Kamikaze"Michael TrimOlumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaJuly 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
135"Two Truths and a Lie"Erin K. FeeleyAllison DavisJuly 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)
146"Argue the Facts"Erin K. FeeleyJ. David ShanksAugust 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)
157"The Offer" Ramaa Mosley Frank BaldwinAugust 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)
168"Judgement Day"Ramaa MosleyFrank BaldwinAugust 15, 2023 (2023-08-15)

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. [16] In October 2019, AMC greenlighted the series and gave it a two-season order, [17] with each season consisting of eight episodes. [18] Series star Courtney B. Vance serves as an executive producer. [19]

Casting

In January 2020, Courtney B. Vance, Tosin Cole and Bentley Green were cast in the series. [18] [20] In May 2020, Eric Lange was cast in the series. [21] In February 2021, Holt McCallany replaced Lange; and Aunjanue Ellis, Killian Scott, and Andrene Ward-Hammond were cast in the series. [22] In March 2021, Jerod Haynes was cast in the series. [23] In May 2021, Mark O'Brien replaced Killian Scott as Officer Logan in the series. [24]

Release

The series was originally set to premiere in 2021. [18] The premiere was delayed and it premiered on April 10, 2022. [25] 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. [2] In May 2023, The CW acquired the series. [26] The second season premiered on July 4, 2023 on Australian streaming service Stan. [27]

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." [28] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [29]

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