The Corner
Gary, Fran and their teenage son DeAndre live in the slums of West Baltimore. They used to have a normal suburban family life, until Gary and Fran started taking drugs. Now Gary and Fran are estranged and their existence is day-to-day, hand-to-mouth, doing anything to satisfy their addiction. DeAndre has a chance, through getting his head down and staying in school, of escaping the abject poverty his parents live in, but he has his own problems. He is lured into become a drug dealer, making his living on the corner.
- Metascore90
- 2000-2000
- 1 season
- HBO
- Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
Gary, Fran and their teenage son DeAndre live in the slums of West Baltimore. They used to have a normal suburban family life, until Gary and Fran started taking drugs. Now Gary and Fran are estranged and their existence is day-to-day, hand-to-mouth, doing anything to satisfy their addiction. DeAndre has a chance, through getting his head down and staying in school, of escaping the abject poverty his parents live in, but he has his own problems. He is lured into become a drug dealer, making his living on the corner.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2000
Episode 1
Gary's Blues
Sun, Apr 16, 2000 64 mins
34 year-old Gary McCullough has seen four years of drug addiction strip him of his money, his career, and his family. Now he has one mission: to get his next drug fix.
Episode 2
DeAndre's Blues
Sun, Apr 23, 2000 59 mins
DeAndre spends his life walking a fine line between childhood and maturity - a very fine line, since both of his parents are addicts, and he's been dealing drugs since he was 13 years old.
Episode 3
Fran's Blues
Sun, Apr 30, 2000 60 mins
Fran has her own drug habit that her son has so far avoided, but DeAndre, still a child, helps support his mother and younger half brother De'Rodd by selling cocaine on the corner.
Episode 4
Dope Fiend Blues
Sun, May 7, 2000 59 mins
Attempting to go straight, Gary gets a seasonal job at the crab market where he worked in his youth. When an addict gets shot, a local artist named Blue realizes the time to clean up his life is now or never.
Episode 5
Corner Boy Blues
Sun, May 14, 2000 60 mins
Things are going well for Fran, who proudly moves the family into a new home, but not so well for Gary, who loses his job as the crab season ends.
Episode 6
Everyman's Blues
Sun, May 21, 2000 74 mins
The entire Boyd family gathers for Thanksgiving, a celebration that also marks the birth of DeAndre's son.
