Hector, for example, played drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield on “The Wire.” While specifics about the show are in short supply, Simon is looking forward to shooting in Baltimore and working with some of the alums from his previous shows. Josh Charles (left), Jamie Hector and Jon Bernthal will star in ‘We Own This City,’ the HBO series based on Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s book of the same name. HBO, in a release, described the show as, “…chronicling the rise and fall of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force - and the corruption and moral collapse that befell an American city in which the policies of drug prohibition and mass arrest were championed at the expense of actual police work.” Noble, Kary Antholis and Ed Burns are also executive producers. Former Sun reporter and “The Wire” creator David Simon and his longtime collaborator George Pelecanos will write and executive produce. Reinaldo Marcus Green (“Monsters and Men”) will direct and executive produce the six-episode limited series, which goes into production in July and will largely be shot in Baltimore. HBO’s “We Own This City,” based on Baltimore Sun reporter Justin Fenton’s book of the same name, on Wednesday announced its director and three lead actors. Baltimore Sun eNewspaper Home Page Close Menuīaltimore native (and “The Good Wife” star) Josh Charles, “The Wire” actor Jamie Hector and “The Walking Dead” alum Jon Bernthal will star in a new HBO series depicting the exploits of the city’s corrupt Gun Trace Task Force.
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