Public Morals (2015 TV series)

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Public Morals
Genre
Created by Edward Burns
Written byEdward Burns
Directed byEdward Burns
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
Network TNT
ReleaseAugust 25 (2015-08-25) –
October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)

Public Morals is an American police drama television series, created, written, executive-produced and directed by Edward Burns. Set in New York City during the 1960s, the show focuses on the Public Morals Division of the New York City Police Department and its officers' attempts to deal with vice in the city, while managing their personal lives as Irish Americans. The series aired from August 25 to October 20, 2015, on TNT. The network collaborated with Amblin Television, Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, and Aaron Lubin as producers. [1] On December 15, 2015, TNT canceled the series after one season. [2]

Contents

Cast and characters

Recurring

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"A Fine Line" Edward Burns Edward BurnsAugust 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)2.14 [5]
2"Family is Family"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsAugust 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)(online)
September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)(TNT)		1.53 [6]
3"O'Bannon's Wake"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsAugust 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)(online)
September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)(TNT)		0.96 [7]
4"Ladies Night"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsAugust 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)(online)
September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)(TNT)		0.78 [8]
5"A Token of Our Appreciation"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsSeptember 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)0.63 [9]
6"A Good Shooting"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsSeptember 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)0.65 [10]
7"Collection Day"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsOctober 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)0.62 [11]
8"No Crazies on the Street"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsOctober 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)0.53 [12]
9"Starts with a Snowflake"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsOctober 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)0.50 [13]
10"A Thought and a Soul"Edward BurnsEdward BurnsOctober 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)0.49 [13]

Production

Creator Edward Burns began working on film scripts about Irish-American New York City police officers and Irish-American gangsters when executive producer Steven Spielberg suggested he write a script about his father's experience on the NYPD, while on the set of Saving Private Ryan . Though Public Morals did not draw from those scripts, Burns' research for them helped establish a foundation for the television series. [14] In May 2015, TNT placed a 10-episode order for the series. [1] While producing the series, Burns incorporated references to some of his favorite police and gangster films, including references to The Hustler, The Godfather, The French Connection , and Mean Streets , among other films. [14]

Release

The series premiered on TNT on August 25, 2015. [15] All other episodes were released on demand before they were broadcast on TV: episodes 2–4 on August 26, and the remaining episodes on September 5, 2015. [16]

Reception

Public Morals received generally positive reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the series holds an approval rating of 82% based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 7.06/10. The site's critical consensus reads: "Public Morals is a worthy mob crime drama, with a strong leading man and a talented supporting cast counterbalancing cliché-ridden dialogue." [17] On Metacritic, the series has a score of 69 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [18]

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