In Baltimore, when the drug dealer D'Angelo Barksdale (Lawrence Gilliard Jr.) is considered not guilty by the jury in a murder case, Det. James 'Jimmy' McNulty (Dominic West) is summoned by Judge Daniel Phelan (Peter Gerety) to his office to discuss how the case was lost by the prosecutor. McNulty explains that the criminal is the nephew of the drug kingpin Avon Barksdale (Wood Harris) and the witnesses have been coerced by Avon and his right-hand Russell 'Stringer' Bell (Idris Elba). Further, McNulty discloses that there are seven other murder cases committed by Avon's crew that have not been investigated by the Police Department. Judge Phelan contacts the Powers That Be from the Police Department that are forced to assign a team under the command of Lt. Cedric Daniels (Lance Reddick), including McNulty, to investigate the cases. But soon Lt. Daniels see that the task will not be easy with the available manpower.
"The Target" is a crime police story TV series produced by HBO with a promising beginning. The plot is not the traditional, conventional, and full of clichés of the genre usual for this type of series. Indeed, it is realistic, with good and bad detectives. The cast is very real, at least in this first episode, and shows the other of the American society with losers in both sides of the law. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "The Target"
"The Target" is a crime police story TV series produced by HBO with a promising beginning. The plot is not the traditional, conventional, and full of clichés of the genre usual for this type of series. Indeed, it is realistic, with good and bad detectives. The cast is very real, at least in this first episode, and shows the other of the American society with losers in both sides of the law. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "The Target"