We Own This City
We Own the City is set in Baltimore 2015. Riots are erupting across the city as citizens demand justice for Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who has died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. Drugs and violent crime are surging, and the city is reaching its highest murder count in more than two decades: 342 homicides in a single year, in a city of just 600,000 people. Facing pressure from the mayor's office-as well as a federal investigation of the department over Gray's death-Baltimore police commanders turn to a rank-and-file hero, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, and his elite plainclothes unit, the Gun Trace Task Force, to help get guns and drugs off the street. However, behind these new efforts, a criminal conspiracy of unprecedented scale was unfolding within the police department. Entrusted with fixing the city's drug and gun crisis, Jenkins chose to exploit it instead.
- Metascore83
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- HBO Max
- Documentary, Suspense, Drama
- TV-MA
We Own the City is set in Baltimore 2015. Riots are erupting across the city as citizens demand justice for Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man who has died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. Drugs and violent crime are surging, and the city is reaching its highest murder count in more than two decades: 342 homicides in a single year, in a city of just 600,000 people. Facing pressure from the mayor's office-as well as a federal investigation of the department over Gray's death-Baltimore police commanders turn to a rank-and-file hero, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, and his elite plainclothes unit, the Gun Trace Task Force, to help get guns and drugs off the street. However, behind these new efforts, a criminal conspiracy of unprecedented scale was unfolding within the police department. Entrusted with fixing the city's drug and gun crisis, Jenkins chose to exploit it instead.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Part One
Mon, Apr 25, 2022 58 mins
Momodu Gondo finds himself in an interrogation. A detective in a nearby county traces a string of overdoses to Baltimore.
Episode 2
Part Two
Mon, May 2, 2022 58 mins
Jenkins learns stark truths about policing as a new officer. Rayam opens up about the GTTF. Suiter is assigned to a new murder case.
Episode 3
Part Three
Mon, May 9, 2022 60 mins
Despite numerous complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Jensen monitors Gondo's calls. Jenkins brings Suiter along on a raid.
Episode 4
Part Four
Mon, May 16, 2022 59 mins
Jenkins pivots after a car chase yields no drugs. During an FBI interview, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscathed as supervisor of GTTF. Steele confronts Davis. The city is rocked by the Freddie Gray protests.
Episode 5
Part Five
Mon, May 23, 2022 58 mins
Jensen, Sieracki, and US Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge the GTTF officers. Suiter feels community distrust as he works a homicide, sensing that his past is closing in on him. Steele and Davis seek support from the new mayor.
Episode 6
Part Six
Mon, May 30, 2022 64 mins
Suiter is concerned about his grand jury subpoena after the GTTF arrests. Jenkins learns his GTTF cops are cooperating, as his crimes come to light. Davis battles over consent decree funding. Steele questions if the system can be reformed.
