61st Street: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in present-day Chicago, 61st Street is a gripping drama that follows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system. Taken by the police as a gang member, he soon finds himself in the eye of the storm as police and prosecutors seek revenge for the death of an officer during a drug bust gone wrong. A timely examination of the institutional racism plaguing cities nationwide, 61st Street plumbs the depths of systemic abuse happening in some of the country's most vulnerable communities.

Series details

• Title: 61st Street
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Legal
• Premiere date: 2022-03-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2023-08-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Stan
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 53 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 40916
• IMDb ID: tt9810248
• TVDB ID: 372178

Cast and credited roles

• Courtney B. Vance — Franklin Roberts
• Holt McCallany — Lieutenant Francis Brannigan
• Andrene Ward-Hammond — Norma Johnson
• Bentley Green — Joshua Johnson
• Mark O'Brien — Officer Johnny Logan
• Aunjanue Ellis — Martha Roberts
• Tosin Cole — Moses Johnson

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-03-29; final listed air date 2022-05-17; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-07-04; final listed air date 2023-08-15; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from 61st Street on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.