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Brick City

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  • 2009-2011
  • 2 Seasons
  • First Run Features
  • Documentary
  • TV-MA
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Against great odds, Newark's citizens and its Mayor, Cory A. Booker, fight to raise the city out of nearly a half century of violence, poverty, and corruption. In the five one-hour episodes of Brick City, the lives of Mayor Booker, citizens of the front lines, and key figures re-making the city - from developers to gang members and youth mentors - intertwine in a portrait of a city at a critical moment in history.

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Garry McCarthy
Self
Cory Booker
Self
Kyla McCarthy
Self

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

To Plea or Not to Plea

Sun, Jan 30, 201146 mins

We rejoin charismatic Mayor Cory Booker on his quest to make Newark, New Jersey a national model for urban transformation during a season when he is also running for re-election. Controversial Police Director Garry McCarthy battles a rising surge of violent crime as he faces numerous political enemies. Jayda and Creep, with baby Layla in tow, open their mentoring non-profit, "Nine Strong Women." Finally, there is Dashaun "Jiwe" Morris, author, gang member and father of three. Charged with attempted murder, Jiwe and his dynamic lawyer, Brooke Barnett, face an excruciating decision: take a 6-year plea sentence or go to trial and risk the possibility of conviction and 81 years behind bars.

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Awards

  • 2010 - Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Nonfiction Filmmaking - nominated
  • 2010 - Image Award - Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special - nominated
  • 2010 - Peabody Award - - winner
  • 2010 - IDA Award - Continuing Series - nominated

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TV Guide Magazine caught up with Forest Whitaker on the set of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, the CBS spin-off debuting February 16 in which he stars as FBI Agent Sam Cooper. He was happy to talk about his new procedural and also about Brick City, the Peabody Award-winning reality show that he produces about the struggles of Newark, New Jersey and its mayor Cory Booker. The riveting series — a sort of nonfiction version of The Wire — returns for Season 2 on February 6. (Sundance Channel, 8/7c)

Wed, Feb 2, 2011
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011

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Sun, Jan 30, 2011
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Tue, Feb 9, 2010
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