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Season 1 – City on a Hill

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Jun 2019

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39 Reviews

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100+ Ratings

In early 1990s Boston, violent criminals, corruption and racism are a normal part of life and, to make matters worse, are backed by the local law enforcement agencies. Hailing from Brooklyn, District Attorney Decourcey Ward seeks change and forms a surprising alliance with a hardened FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr. This unlikely duo takes on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown. The case evolves into the change that Boston needs by altering the city's untrustworthy criminal justice system.

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Critics Consensus

Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining -- and even occasionally riveting -- to watch Kevin Bacon and company take on bureaucracy.

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Michael Hogan

Empire Magazine

12/04/2019

3/5

It's a little labyrinthine, the female characters are tissue-thin and the sweary script strains under the weight of leaden exposition at times.

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Jasper Rees

Daily Telegraph (UK)

09/19/2019

4/5

As a bloody caper, City on a Hill is a little bit in love with itself, but it kind of knows it so should be forgiven.

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Steven Nguyen Scaife

Slant Magazine

06/18/2019

3/4

When the series isn't immersed in pulpy shenanigans, it aspires to be a sort of Bostonian The Wire.

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Juan Carlos Galindo

El Pais (Spain)

09/06/2022

An intense and enormous display of dramatic events that doesn't slow down the narrative or make it tedious. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emma Clark-Dow

The Post NZ

08/31/2022

If you’re a sucker for a good cop show, City on a Hill will certainly not disappoint.

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John Hanlon

Townhall

12/04/2019

Although the plot can be uneven and it can get bogged down in its myriad of storylines, this adult drama is still worth a look.

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Afreya K.

@jaja2517 Dec 7

Nothing I can say except EXCELLENT!!

Sean M

@RT18550986 06/24/2024

Some of the circumstances in the plot seem to come a little too easy at times but as a whole this was an enjoyable season and definitely worth a watch.

Gareth v

@geewah 06/24/2023

While it sticks to a lot of the predictable tropes about crime & corruption in Boston, it still is an entertaining and well written series. In what is arguably a career best performance, Kevin Bacon shines and mesmerises as corrupt FBI agent, Jackie Rohr, and City On A Hill is worth a look just for his performance alone.

Sam Q

@SamQ1265 10/02/2022

Season one and two were good but there was no real story in season 3. Just a lot of the same boring PC stuff coming out Hollywood these days. Could not make if past episode 2.

07/04/2022

It's a big story to tell but it's handled well and with a degree of sensitivity rare in American TV.

06/27/2022

The Departed vibes. Captures that Boston feeling perfect.

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Chuck MacLean

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Aldis Hodge

Decourcy Ward

Kevin Bacon

Jackie Rohr

Jonathan Tucker

Frankie Ryan

Mark O'Brien

Jimmy Ryan

Tom Fontana

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Episode 1

Aired Jun 16, 2019

The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice

In early '90s Boston, FBI agent Jackie Rohr works within the corrupt culture, but Decourcy Ward, the new Assistant D. A., wants to uproot the system; after an armored car robbery, the two men find themselves in a possible alliance.

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Episode 2

Aired Jun 23, 2019

What They Saw in Southie High

After an eventful Sunday at church, Decourcy finds out he has a powerful new enemy in town -- one that puts his wife Siobhan in an awkward position; Jackie is stirring up trouble in his own home, and his distrustful mother-in-law, Rosa, is onto him.

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Episode 3

Aired Jun 30, 2019

If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly

Jackie searches for his absent informant; Jenny revisits her passion to become a teacher; Decourcy works up a plan to overcome the town's infamous "Code of Silence" and get a few suspects to talk; Jimmy skips town to visit his kids.

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Episode 4

Aired Jul 7, 2019

The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself

Jackie strong-arms Jimmy to get a step closer to finding the armored truck guards; Decourcy rattles a suspect called to testify before the Grand Jury; Siobhan learns something unsettling about a leader of the Coalition.

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Episode 5

Aired Jul 14, 2019

From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice

Jackie and Decourcy continue to hunt down the weapon connected to the Revere robbery; a local reporter gets a tip about a story that could lead her down a treacherous path; Siobhan questions whether doing what is right is ultimately what is best.

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Episode 6

Aired Jul 21, 2019

It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City

Decourcy is a step closer to connecting the stolen guns to the Revere robbery when an insider agrees to talk; Jenny is no longer able to ignore Jackie's indiscretions after they show up on her doorstep; money problems worsen for the Ryan family.

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Episode 7

Aired Jul 28, 2019

There Are No F... Sides

With the gang's arms dealer in custody, Jackie thinks he's a step closer to glory, but Decourcy is the one in a position to negotiate and he's considering cutting off the gun supply rather than going after the buyers.

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Episode 8

Aired Aug 4, 2019

High On The Looming Gallows Tree

Jackie celebrates a win in front of the cameras but reaches new low outside of the limelight; a shining moment from Decourcy promises a potential future in politics; Siobhan discovers she has been betrayed.

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Episode 9

Aired Aug 11, 2019

The Deaf Sage of Pompeii

When an unlikely source confides in Decourcy, the Massachusetts State Police hatch a plan that promises arrests without the help of the FBI.

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Episode 10

Aired Aug 18, 2019

Mayor Curley and The Last Hurrah

Jackie celebrates another moment in the spotlight; Decourcy considers the best course of action to carry out justice for the murdered guards; Jimmy jeopardizes his brother's future.

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