Bal'imore is a crime infested cesspool. The homicide rate is off-the-charts. So what do the Feds do? Investigate cops. This series is off to a very interesting start, but it could go South, at any moment, if it goes woke.
The writers work the name Freddie Gray into every other sentence, but in fact, of the 6 officers indicted by Baltimore States Attorney Marilyn Mosby, 2 were acquitted and the charges were dropped on the other 4. Further fact, Mosby is currently under a 4 count Federal indictment for Perjury and Fraud.
We have a couple of 'The Wire' alumni in Delaney Williams and Tray Chaney. I've always liked Jon Bernthal and thought he was better than the supporting roles he usually plays. Here he is one of the stars and sports a wicked Bal'imore accent. I thought David Corenswet was very good in the mini-series 'Hollywood' so I'm interested to see what he does in this very different role. So far, impressive.
The writing and direction moves between several main story lines, as did 'The Wire,' and it takes place in Baltimore, but that's where the similarities end.