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)
Network The CW
ReleaseJuly 22 (2024-07-22) –
September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)

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] 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 ] The second season premiered 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 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09) The CW

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Marta Cunningham Peter Moffat April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)0.39 [5]
22"The Hunter and the Hunted"Marta CunninghamOlumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaApril 17, 2022 (2022-04-17)0.22 [6]
33"Barefoot and Dangerous" Ramaa Mosley Allison DavisApril 24, 2022 (2022-04-24)0.22 [7]
44"Chess Moves and Poker Chips"Ramaa MosleyJ. David ShanksMay 1, 2022 (2022-05-01)0.22 [8]
55"Over the Wall" Ali Selim Sarah BeckettMay 8, 2022 (2022-05-08)0.18 [9]
66"Sins of the Fathers"Ali SelimFrank BaldwinMay 15, 2022 (2022-05-15)0.16 [10]
77"The Two Trials" Darren Grant Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaMay 22, 2022 (2022-05-22)0.17 [11]
88"Man on Fire"Darren GrantPeter MoffatMay 29, 2022 (2022-05-29)0.16 [12]

Season 2 (2024)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title  [13] [14] Directed byWritten by  [15] Australia air date  [13] U.S. air date  [14] U.S. viewers
(millions)
91"After the Morning After" Solvan 'Slick' Naim Allison DavisJuly 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)July 22, 2024 (2024-07-22)0.21 [16]
102"Trust Me"Solvan 'Slick' NaimSarah BeckettJuly 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)July 29, 2024 (2024-07-29)0.18 [17]
113"Do No Harm" Michael Trim Frank BaldwinJuly 11, 2023 (2023-07-11)August 5, 2024 (2024-08-05)0.17 [18]
124"Kamikaze"Michael TrimOlumide Odebunmi & Tolu AwosikaJuly 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)August 12, 2024 (2024-08-12)0.20 [19]
135"Two Truths and a Lie"Erin K. FeeleyAllison DavisJuly 25, 2023 (2023-07-25)August 19, 2024 (2024-08-19)0.18 [20]
146"Argue the Facts"Erin K. FeeleyJ. David ShanksAugust 1, 2023 (2023-08-01)August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26)0.18 [21]
157"The Offer" Ramaa Mosley Frank BaldwinAugust 8, 2023 (2023-08-08)September 2, 2024 (2024-09-02)0.16 [22]
168"Judgement Day"Ramaa MosleyFrank BaldwinAugust 15, 2023 (2023-08-15)September 9, 2024 (2024-09-09)0.15 [23]

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. [24] In October 2019, AMC greenlighted the series and gave it a two-season order, [25] with each season consisting of eight episodes. [26] Series star Courtney B. Vance serves as an executive producer. [27]

Casting

In January 2020, Courtney B. Vance, Tosin Cole and Bentley Green were cast in the series. [26] [28] In May 2020, Eric Lange was cast in the series. [29] In February 2021, Holt McCallany replaced Lange; and Aunjanue Ellis, Killian Scott, and Andrene Ward-Hammond were cast in the series. [30] In March 2021, Jerod Haynes was cast in the series. [31] In May 2021, Mark O'Brien replaced Killian Scott as Officer Logan in the series. [32]

Release

The series was originally set to premiere in 2021. [26] The premiere was delayed and it premiered on April 10, 2022. [33] 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. [34] The second season premiered on July 4, 2023 on Australian streaming service Stan. [35]

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." [36] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 66 out of 100 based on 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [37]

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