61st Street (TV series)
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- Courtney B. Vance
- Tosin Cole
- Bentley Green
- Holt McCallany
- Aunjanue Ellis
- Andrene Ward-Hammond
- Mark O'Brien
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| Created by | Peter Moffat |
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| Music by | Laura Karpman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Network | AMC |
| Release | April 10 – May 29, 2022 |
| Network | The CW |
| Release | July 22 – September 9, 2024 |
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]
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
- Courtney B. Vance as Franklin Roberts
- Tosin Cole as Moses Johnson (season 1)
- Bentley Green as Joshua Johnson
- Holt McCallany as Lt. Brannigan
- Aunjanue Ellis as Martha Roberts
- Andrene Ward-Hammond as Norma Johnson
- Mark O'Brien as Officer Logan
Recurring
- Patrick Mulvey as Michael Rossi (season 1)
- Rebecca Spence as Jessica Rossi
- Jarell Maximillian Sullivan as David Roberts
- Matthew Elam as TJ (season 1; guest season 2)
- Jon Michael Hill as Pastor Richards
- Ben Barten as James Frater
- Kamal Angelo Bolden as Young
- Emily Althaus as Nicole Carter
- James Vincent Meredith as Dr. Algren (season 1; guest season 2)
- Erik Hellman as Peter
- Julian Parker as Dante Blake
- Jerod Haynes as Big Phil
- Malkia Stampley as Marisol
- Rashada Dawan as Janet Porter (season 1)
- Madison Dirks as Marty Gallagher
- Morocco Omari as Speak (season 1)
- Sammy A. Publes as Coach Angelo (season 1)
- Michael Patrick Thornton as Michael Patrick Thornton (season 1)
- Jayson Lee as Calvin Harris (season 1)
- Al'Jaleel McGhee as Lotty
- Antonie Pierre as Deputy Moss (season 1)
- David Parkes as Rick Leonard (season 2; guest season 1)
- Manuk Aret as Alex (season 2; guest season 1)
- Karen Aldridge as Naimah Watts (season 2)
- Paul Turner as Wayne Morris (season 2)
- Brenda Strong as Kim Pearson (season 2)
Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 8 | April 10, 2022 | May 29, 2022 | AMC | |
| 2 | 8 | July 22, 2024 | September 9, 2024 | The CW | |
Season 1 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Marta Cunningham | Peter Moffat | April 10, 2022 | 0.39[5] |
| 2 | 2 | "The Hunter and the Hunted" | Marta Cunningham | Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika | April 17, 2022 | 0.22[6] |
| 3 | 3 | "Barefoot and Dangerous" | Ramaa Mosley | Allison Davis | April 24, 2022 | 0.22[7] |
| 4 | 4 | "Chess Moves and Poker Chips" | Ramaa Mosley | J. David Shanks | May 1, 2022 | 0.22[8] |
| 5 | 5 | "Over the Wall" | Ali Selim | Sarah Beckett | May 8, 2022 | 0.18[9] |
| 6 | 6 | "Sins of the Fathers" | Ali Selim | Frank Baldwin | May 15, 2022 | 0.16[10] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Two Trials" | Darren Grant | Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika | May 22, 2022 | 0.17[11] |
| 8 | 8 | "Man on Fire" | Darren Grant | Peter Moffat | May 29, 2022 | 0.16[12] |
Season 2 (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [13][14] | Directed by | Written by [15] | Australia air date [13] | U.S. air date [14] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 9 | 1 | "After the Morning After" | Solvan 'Slick' Naim | Allison Davis | July 4, 2023 | July 22, 2024 | 0.21[16] |
| 10 | 2 | "Trust Me" | Solvan 'Slick' Naim | Sarah Beckett | July 4, 2023 | July 29, 2024 | 0.18[17] |
| 11 | 3 | "Do No Harm" | Michael Trim | Frank Baldwin | July 11, 2023 | August 5, 2024 | 0.17[18] |
| 12 | 4 | "Kamikaze" | Michael Trim | Olumide Odebunmi & Tolu Awosika | July 18, 2023 | August 12, 2024 | 0.20[19] |
| 13 | 5 | "Two Truths and a Lie" | Erin K. Feeley | Allison Davis | July 25, 2023 | August 19, 2024 | 0.18[20] |
| 14 | 6 | "Argue the Facts" | Erin K. Feeley | J. David Shanks | August 1, 2023 | August 26, 2024 | 0.18[21] |
| 15 | 7 | "The Offer" | Ramaa Mosley | Frank Baldwin | August 8, 2023 | September 2, 2024 | 0.16[22] |
| 16 | 8 | "Judgement Day" | Ramaa Mosley | Frank Baldwin | August 15, 2023 | September 9, 2024 | 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]
