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Season 1 – Flint Town

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This docuseries takes a look at the state of policing in America through the experiences of the Flint (Mich.) Police Department. Flint is consistently among the country's most violent cities and its residents have little trust in law enforcement officials in the wake of the coverup of a citywide water contamination that brought the city into the national spotlight. In this series, filmmakers embed with FPD officers as they face infrastructure issues and decreasing resources while risking their lives to protect and serve the community of around 100,000 people.

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Flint Town — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Flint Town dives deep into an essential subject matter with admirable objectivity while presenting candid -- and hard-hitting -- personal testimonials.

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Andrew Whalen Newsweek 05/23/2018
Flint Town is a beautiful, troubling, thought-provoking documentary series. Go to Full Review
Rachel Cooke New Statesman 03/08/2018
There is something stretched out about it, a feeling of time being used up rather than of a story being well told. Netflix needs to watch this. The sprawl is starting to get to this subscriber, for one. Go to Full Review
Matt Zoller Seitz New York Magazine/Vulture 03/06/2018
Not many TV shows can be as transporting as a well-made, long-form documentary series about a specific time and place. Flint Town is that kind of series. Go to Full Review
Jonathon Wilson Ready Steady Cut 01/04/2025
Overall, Flint Town blew me away. The cinematography and narrative structure together make for exceptional documentary filmmaking. Go to Full Review
Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice 08/29/2018
The faces, moments and experiences are all real. It is a chronicle of a corner of the republic tossed away, but demanding we pay attention. Go to Full Review
Tom Santilli AXS.com 08/14/2018
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Flint Town should be required viewing. Go to Full Review
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02/08/2022 Thought-provoking, and a little alarming, one of the better docuseries on Netflix. See more 06/29/2018 This show is raw. They give it to you how it is. Real people real problems and how politics get in the way of helping our fellow people. This show needs to be seen by everyone. It’s deep very very deep. See more 05/31/2018 A very interesting view on the city of flint. It is captivating. The quality of the footage (HD definition quality) is the best i have ever seen in a documentary. They make it almost feel like a real movie. See more 04/27/2018 If you have been a fan of recent netflix docs like wild wild country, making a murderer, or the keepers, you'll probably love this 8-part series. it is a little different from the other documentaries in that it isn't quite telling a story. it is embedded journalism. the show centers on flint and its water crisis, crime crisis, and police shortage crisis. it does a fantastic job not taking a particular side. many big american events happen during the show, and you get a lot of perspectives. i would say the best thing it does is give an uncensored mouthpiece to cops, citizens, and politicians. you really see a less-filtered viewpoint from many different perspectives which has totally changed my point of view on the flint crisis. it isn't perfect - my only real major gripe is the editing. it's a little too film like (climax, dramatic music, etc). There could have been far less music and editing and it would still be a stressful show (in a good way) to watch. Not appropriate for kids - no censorship on blood, swearing, etc. highly suggest you watch it. See more 04/21/2018 garbage. really cool if you like seeing dogs murdered and their bodies just tossed around. Sad that they have to do that for ratings. So poorly written and keeps going back and forth. junk See more 04/13/2018 Jacob L. Davey Flint Town Netflix original The Netflix original Flint Town in a documentary series highlighting the officers in Flint Michigan. The documentary is amazing in the way it opens people's eyes to the problems there. I saw before this documentary Flint as a whole small town with a water crises from the news. That's far from true its a real city with huge poverty problems. The director shows us the real lives of a few officers and their real opinions on the towns problems. We see there interactions and their crime policies. We also see them talk about and deal with the unsteady situation between police and the people all across america. He also presents interviews with the citizens and their opinions varying at that on the town and law enforcement. I think the director wants us to make our own opinion on the problems there and shows us all the information in order to make the best choice. The series is really good and definitely an education for a lot of different viewers. I think it's a must watch for everyone and really easy. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Mar 2, 2018 Welcome to Flint Town As a water crisis erupts and a new mayor is sworn in, the understaffed police department faces uncertainty while struggling to protect the city. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 2, 2018 Two Guns A new chief ushers in change as a presidential debate comes to town; a young cadet navigates training while veteran Frost recalls a painful incident. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 2, 2018 The Rat Pack Chief Johnson's new team targeting high-crime areas takes action, to mixed response from the community; Dion and his mother close in on graduation. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 2, 2018 Death and Homicide Flint police battle with a store that's a magnet for criminal activity; Dion has his first shift on the job; the officers react to tragedy in Dallas. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 2, 2018 The Numbers Flint PD copes with anti-police sentiments; the city starts a volunteer community police program; encouraging crime statistics bring cautious optimism. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 2, 2018 Devil's Night Presidential candidate Donald Trump visits Flint; as voters weigh renewing a police funding tax, Chief Johnson looks for other ways to raise revenue. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 2, 2018 Two Worlds Election Day arrives; as nervous officers await the results, it's business as usual on the streets; Trump's win exposes divisions in the department. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 2, 2018 The Stand Off Johnson clashes with the city council over the budget as crime stats head in the wrong direction; Balasko and Frost ponder their future together. Details
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Season Info

Director
Zackary Canepari, Drea Cooper, Jessica Dimmock
Executive Producer
Steve Golin, David Pritikin, P.G. Morgan
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 2, 2018
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