61st Street (TV series)

61st Street is an upcoming American legal drama television series created by Peter Moffat that is set to premiere on AMC.

61st Street
Genre
Created byPeter Moffat
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Peter Moffat
  • Michael B. Jordan
  • Alana Mayo
  • Hilary Salmon
  • Courtney B. Vance
  • J. David Shanks
Production companiesAMC Studios
Outlier Society
BBC Studios
Release
Original networkAMC

Premise

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

Production

Development

On February 9, 2019, AMC gave production a straight-to-series order for the series 61st Street, created by Peter Moffat who is executive producing alongside Michael B. Jordan and Alana Mayo through Outlier Society will produce the series and a writer's room.[1] On October 1, 2019, AMC gave 61st Street a two season order.[2] On January 16, 2020, the series will consist of eight episodes and J. David Shanks is also an executive producer on the series.[3] On August 17, 2021, Courtney B. Vance was revealed to be an executive producer.[4]

Casting

On January 16, 2020, Vance was cast in the series.[3] On January 23, 2020, Tosin Cole and Bentley Green were cast in the series.[5] On May 8, 2020, Eric Lange was cast in the series.[6] On February 17, 2021, Holt McCallany replaced Lange, Aunjanue Ellis, Killian Scott, and Andrene Ward-Hammond were cast in the series.[7] On March 23, 2021, Jerod Haynes was cast in the series.[8] On May 21, 2021, Mark O'Brien replaced Scott as Officer Logan in the series.[9]

Release

On January 16, 2020, the series was set to premiere in 2021.[3] On May 21, 2021, the series premiere was moved to 2022.[9]

Marketing

On August 17, 2021, the trailer was released on YouTube.[10]

References
  1. Andreeva, Nellie (February 9, 2019). "AMC Opens Writers Room For '61st Street' Drama From Peter Moffat & Michael B. Jordan". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (October 1, 2019). "AMC Orders Series '61st Street' & 'Kevin Can F**k Himself'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  3. Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 16, 2020). "Courtney B. Vance To Topline AMC Courtroom Drama '61st Street' From Peter Moffat – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  4. Grobar, Matt (August 17, 2021). "'61st Street' Creatives Examine "Systemic Issues" Faced In U.S. Through "Microcosm" Of One City – TCA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  5. Petski, Denise (January 23, 2020). "Tosin Cole To Star Opposite Courtney B. Vance In AMC's '61st Street'; Bentley Green Also Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  6. Nellie Andreeva; Denise Petski (May 8, 2020). "Eric Lange Joins AMC's Courtroom Drama '61st Street'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2021). "Holt McCallany, Aunjanue Ellis & Killian Scott Join '61st Street' AMC Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  8. Andreeva, Nellie (March 23, 2021). "'61st Street': Jerod Haynes Joins AMC Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  9. Kroll, Justin (May 21, 2021). "'City On A Hill's Mark O'Brien Joins AMC Series '61st Street'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  10. "61st Street Official Trailer". YouTube. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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