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Season 2 – Homicide: Life on the Street

Play trailer Poster for Season 2 – Homicide: Life on the Street Jan 1994 Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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It portrays the detective work of a homicide department in Baltimore; Detective John Munch, Lt. Al Giardello and Detective Meldrick Lewis deal with murder cases.
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Homicide: Life on the Street — Season 2

Critics Reviews

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Adam Sandler Variety 08/15/2018
David Simon and David Mills weave themes of police insensitivity, victims rights and dysfunctional families into the whole cloth of the gritty realities of law enforcement, keeping the emotional rollercoaster they've created moving swiftly on track. Go to Full Review William Thomas Empire Magazine 08/14/2018
4/5
The performances remain strong, especially from the awesome Yaphet Kotto, who delivers nearly every line with the gravitas of a Shakespearean pro. Go to Full Review Phil Dyess-Nugent AV Club 08/14/2018
This is a cracking hour of television that could easily have turned into a preachy bag of gas. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 04/30/2025
... a different kind of show in every way. Barry Levinson, who produced the series with writer/producer Tom Fontana, was determined to make a cop drama without car chases or shoot-outs. Go to Full Review Cynthia Fuchs PopMatters 08/15/2018
Justly famous, not only for [Robin] Williams' extraordinary performance, but also for the complexities of the case and characterizations. Go to Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun 08/14/2018
If you haven't seen Homicide, let me tell you: Outside of Hill Street Blues, it's the best cop drama ever done for TV. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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emm c @EmmCee 12/12/2021 So unique and gripping See more 02/16/2021 Only 4 episodes, so amazed it's called a "season", Nevertheless the old mantra that less is better certainly applies here. Of course the standout episode is "Bop Gun" starring Robin Williams as the distraught husband to a wife who was shot and killed during a robbery. Plenty of heartfelt pathos from Williams as the victim trying to come to terms with his loss, while the detectives just see him as another statistic on their crime board! Season 2 still follows the same gritty feel as its predecessor - all rather negative and pessimistic compared to your usual formulaic cop show. Which may explain why NBC bosses were worried about the show's appeal to a seemingly disinterested national viewing public. Which resulted in some significant changes for season 3 - and not all for the best either! See more Read all reviews
Homicide: Life on the Street — Season 2

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Cast & Crew

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Paul Attanasio

Creator

Daniel Baldwin

Actor

Ned Beatty

Actor

Richard Belzer

Actor

Andre Braugher

Actor

Clark Johnson

Actor

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 1994 Bop Gun The homicide division investigates when a man's (guest star Robin Williams) family is victimized while vacationing in Baltimore. With Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 13, 1994 See No Evil The detectives must take sensitivity training; Felton's friend plans to assist his terminally ill father's (Wilford Brimley) suicide. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 20, 1994 Black and Blue A police brutality case creates tension between Frank and Al; Steve shops for a house to begin a new life with his daughter. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 27, 1994 A Many Splendored Thing A slain phone-sex operator is found clutching a note naming her boss as the perpetrator; a man is shot to death over a pen. Details

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Season Info

Director
Barry Levinson, Christopher Menaul
Creator
Paul Attanasio
Executive Producer
Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson
Screenwriter
Paul Attanasio, James Yoshimura
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 6, 1994