The Night Of: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Night Of is an eight-part limited series that delves into the intricate story of a fictitious murder case in New York City. The series follows the police investigation and legal proceedings, all the while examining the criminal justice system and the purgatory of Rikers Island, where the accused awaits his trial.

Filmed in and around Manhattan, the HBO series is based on the BBC's Criminal Justice, created by Peter Moffat.

Series details

• Title: The Night Of
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Legal
• Premiere date: 2016-07-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-08-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 68 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 8.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 14157
• IMDb ID: tt2401256
• TVDB ID: 310516

Cast and credited roles

• John Turturro — Jack Stone
• Bill Camp — Detective Sergeant Dennis Box
• Payman Maadi — Salim Kahn
• Riz Ahmed — Nasir "Naz" Khan
• Poorna Jagannathan — Safar Khan
• Jeannie Berlin — Helen
• Paul Sparks — Don Taylor
• Amara Karan — Chandra
• Michael K. Williams — Fred E. "Freddy" Knight
• Sofia Black-D'Elia — Andrea Cornish
• Afton Williamson — Wiggins
• Nabil Elouahabi — Yusuf

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-07-10; final listed air date 2016-08-28; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Night Of 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.