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Season 1 – Show Me a Hero

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Based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, the miniseries "Show Me a Hero" tells the story of how civil rights violations tear apart Yonkers, N.Y., paralyze the municipal government, and forever change the lives of a rising politician and his constituents. Faced with a federal court order that remedies decades-long housing segregation in the city, newly elected Mayor Nick Wasicsko -- at 28, the youngest-ever mayor of Yonkers -- goes against his campaign position that advocated legal appeals, paving the way for low-income housing to be built in white neighborhoods of Yonkers. Residents rage about protecting property values, while those chosen to cross the color line will soon have neighbors who fiercely oppose them. "Show Me a Hero" is co-created by David Simon ("The Wire") and directed by Paul Haggis ("Crash").
Show Me a Hero — Season 1

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Show Me a Hero is an impressively crafted period drama whose timely themes prove as absorbing as its engaging, compassionately drawn characters.

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Julia Raeside Guardian 08/09/2017
By anyone's standards, Show Me a Hero is a thoughtful, balanced, subtly structured piece of writing. It's a symphonic work, returning several times to an increasingly poignant refrain on its journey to an achingly melancholic end. Go to Full Review Martin Hoyle Financial Times 05/02/2017
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This is less a series of heart-tugging vignettes than a state-of-the-nation warning about the disintegration of America's political system. Its basic elements are fear and money. Go to Full Review Michael Idato Sydney Morning Herald 10/04/2016
To some extent, casting is everything. And in that sense, this is all about the lead, Oscar Isaac. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch TV Over Mind 03/11/2020
Simply put, David Simon is back - Show Me a Hero looks to join The Wire, Treme, The Corner, and Generation Kill in arguably the most important (and consistent) creative catalog in modern television. Go to Full Review Matthew Eng Tribeca Film 05/02/2019
By resisting high drama for the sake of heroically humane inhabitation, Oscar Isaac has instead offered us what is unmistakably the stuff of life. Go to Full Review Stephen Marche Esquire Magazine 10/19/2018
David Simon always combined high-jeopardy narratives and unforgettable characters with lessons in civic government. This time, he has forgotten to give the sugar of story and character with the medicine of political activism. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Oscar Isaac

Nick Wasicsko

Catherine Keener

Mary Dorman

Alfred Molina

Henry J. Spallone

Winona Ryder

Vinni Restiano

LaTanya Richardson

Norma O'Neal

Bob Balaban

Leonard Sand

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 16, 2015 Parts One & Two The obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over the new mayor's administration; the Yonkers mayor and city council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 23, 2015 Parts Three & Four Mayor Wasicsko achieves some consensus and pushes through a housing plan with a tough vote; a new mayor pledges to oppose the housing; Nick Wasicsko tries to reconcile himself to life out of power as construction on the townhomes begins. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 30, 2015 Parts Five & Six Nick Wasicsko plans his political comeback; the residents for the new townhouses are chosen; Nick Wasicsko begins the long road back to political viability; the residents take possession of their new townhomes. Details
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Season Info

Director
Paul Haggis
Executive Producer
David Simon, Nina Kostroff-Noble, Paul Haggis, Gail Mutrux, William Zorzi
Screenwriter
David Simon, William Zorzi
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Aug 16, 2015