7.7/101,805 votes#1 - Part One
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2022
Sgt. Wayne Jenkins gives a lecture to cadets, while investigators Erika Jensen and John Sieracki question Momodu Gondo about his connection to a known drug dealer. Attorney Nicole Steele looks into complaints against notorious cop Daniel Hersl. Then, after an overdose death in Hartford County, David McDougall tracks the source of the drugs to Baltimore.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: George Pelecanos, David Simon
7.7/101,242 votes#2 - Part Two
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2022
In his first days on the job, Jenkins learns the true weight of city politics in policing. Jensen and Sieracki interview an eager to talk Jemell Rayam about the GTTF’s tactics. Sean Suiter is assigned to a new murder case, McDougall links with Scott Kilpatrick to take their case to the Feds, and Steele hears from Hersl’s vocal critics.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi
8.0/101,082 votes#3 - Part Three
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2022
Despite growing complaints, Hersl is placed on the GTTF. Later, the unit’s supervisor, Sgt. Thomas Allers, is interrogated about stolen cash. Jensen monitors Gondo’s calls, Steele speaks with BPD’s new police commissioner Kevin Davis, who admits to his precarious position. Meanwhile, a younger Jenkins struggles to fit in and brings Suiter along on a raid.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: D. Watkins
8.3/101,051 votes#4 - Part Four
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2022
Jenkins pivots after a high-speed car chase yields no drugs. During his interview with the Feds, former officer Maurice Ward recalls how Jenkins remained unscathed as the GTTF’s supervisor – despite a series of illegal incidents. Steele confronts Davis about a list of cops who lied in court, and the city is rocked by the Freddie Gray protests.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: Ed Burns, William F. Zorzi
7.7/10930 votes#5 - Part Five
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2022
Jensen, Sieracki, and U.S. Attorney Leo Wise prepare to charge the officers of the GTTF. Suiter feels the distrust of Baltimoreans as he works a homicide scene and begins to sense that his past is closing in on him. Steele and Davis seek support from Baltimore’s new mayor on the consent decree before the new administration takes over the DOJ.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: George Pelecanos
8.1/10964 votes#6 - Part Six
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2022
After the arrest of several GTTF officers, Suiter grows concerned about his grand jury subpoena. Jenkins learns his fellow officers are cooperating with the investigation as the full extent of his crimes comes to light. Davis and the mayor’s office go head-to-head on funding for the consent decree, while Steele questions whether the U.S. justice system can ever be changed.
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Writer: David Simon
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Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:HBO
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Part One" is the best rated episode of "We Own This City" season 1. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1805 votes. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by George Pelecanos, David Simon, it aired on 4/25/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Part Two".