Where to find it: NowTV
Length: Six 1-hour episodes
Synopsis: Fact-based The Wire fanfic
Recommendation rating: 3/5
What I like about it: it’s true, good acting
What I don’t like about it: more of a podcast than a drama, hard to follow
Review:
A laundry list of sins are exposed in this series based on Baltimore police. The factual stuff is brilliant but around that is some pretty hacky dialogue and so many references to The Wire that it feels like fan fiction, a vibe not helped by the Windows Movie Maker titles. Does a good job of portraying how little they care about the guy in handcuffs and how quickly they will lie to cover their arse – worth watching if you don’t understand why people say ACAB. Gets better as it goes on.
Content notes (may contain spoilers): cop shit, violence, drugs, sex