20 Best TV Shows Of 2022
8. We Own This City
Created by David Simon and George Pelecanos and based on the book by reporter Justin Fenton, HBO's We Own This City was almost instantly recognised as a spiritual successor to The Wire, following a group of corrupt cops in Baltimore who are eventually brought down for their crimes.
A startling portrait of systemic corruption, the eight-episode miniseries is bleak and cynical, but based solely on a troubling true story. At its centre, Jon Bernthal's compromised task force leader Wayne Jenkins battles to keep his misdeeds hidden, but must come face-to-face with the consequences.
Brilliantly written, uncompromising and grounded by Bernthal's typically powerhouse performance, We Own This City isn't just a mesmerising series, full of haunting scenery and effective action, but an unforgettable portrait of a system that may be too broken to ever properly fix.