We Are: The Brooklyn Saints | |
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Directed by | Rudy Valdez |
Music by | Jongnic Bontemps |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 4 |
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Running time | 44-50 minutes |
Production companies | Disarming Films Imagine Documentaries |
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Release | January 29, 2021 |
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The series received a 91% approval rating on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. [6]
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