Homicide: Life on the Street: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

One of the most critically acclaimed shows in TV history, Homicide: Life on the Street reinvigorated a tired genre by focusing on the grueling work of solving murders instead of an endless succession of bloody crimes and car chases. Inspired by David Simon's Edgar Award-winning account of Baltimore homicide detectives and brought to television by writer Paul Attanasio and director Barry Levinson, Homicide boasted a powerhouse ensemble cast featuring Ned Beatty, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Belzer, and breakout star Andre Braugher.

Series details

• Title: Homicide: Life on the Street
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1993-01-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2000-02-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 830

Cast and credited roles

• Clark Johnson — Detective Meldrick Lewis
• Richard Belzer — Detective John Munch
• Yaphet Kotto — Lieutenant Al Giardello
• Kyle Secor — Detective Tim Bayliss
• Andre Braugher — Detective Frank Pembleton
• Daniel Baldwin — Detective Beau Felton
• Ned Beatty — Detective Stanley Bolander
• Melissa Leo — Sergeant Kay Howard
• Isabella Hofmann — Detective Megan Russert
• Peter Gerety — Detective Stuart Gharty
• Jon Seda — Detective Paul Falsone
• Callie Thorne — Detective Laura Ballard

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1993-01-31; final listed air date 1993-03-31; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 1994-01-06; final listed air date 1994-01-27; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 1994-10-14; final listed air date 1995-05-05; episode order: 20.
• Season 4: premiered 1995-10-20; final listed air date 1996-05-17; episode order: 22.
• Season 5: premiered 1996-09-20; final listed air date 1997-05-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 6: premiered 1997-10-17; final listed air date 1998-05-08; episode order: 23.
• Season 7: premiered 1998-09-25; final listed air date 1999-05-21; episode order: 22.
• Season 8: premiered 2000-02-13; final listed air date 2000-02-13.

Source and licence

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