Is We Own This City a true story? What is We Own This City based on?

We Own This City is a True Story of Crime, Cops and Corruption” based on the nonfiction book by Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton.

This crime miniseries chronicles the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force.

It also exposes the corruption and moral collapse that befalls an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest are championed at the expense of actual police work.

The miniseries was developed and written by George Pelecanos and David Simon, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green with production taking place in Baltimore.

In May 2021, Jon Bernthal, Josh Charles, Jamie Hector were announced to have been cast in leading roles.

Darrell Britt-Gibson, Rob Brown, McKinley Belcher III, Larry Mitchell and Wunmi Mosaku were cast in June 2021.

In August 2021, several castings were announced, including;

1. Dagmara Domińczyk,
2. Don Harvey,
3. Delaney Williams,
4. David Corenswet,
5. Ian Duff,
6. Lucas Van Engen,
7. Gabrielle Carteris,
8. Treat Williams and
9. Domenick Lombardozzi.

In September 2021, several recurring and guest roles were announced, including;

1. Thaddeus Street,
2. Tray Chaney,
3. Chris Clanton,
4. Jermaine Crawford and
5. Nathan E. Corbett.

We Own This City premiered on HBO on April 25, 2022.

Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10, based on 38 critic reviews.

The website’s critics consensus reads;

“A spiritual successor to The Wire with an even more pessimistic outlook on law enforcement.”.

“We Own This City deftly explores compromised individuals to paint an overall picture of systemic corruption.”