61st Street: Season 1

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61st Street: The Hunter And The Hunted

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Season Details & Credits

The CW | AMC | Season Premiere Date: April 10, 2022

Summary: Public Defender Franklin Roberts (Courtney B. Vance) takes up the case of Moses Johnson (Tosin Cole), a Chicago high school track star accused of being involved the death of an officer during a drug bust in his neighborhood.

[Aired originally on AMC, AMC + and ALLBLK]

Genre(s): Drama

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Man on Fire
Air Date: May 29, 2022
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S1:E7. The Two Trials
Air Date: May 22, 2022
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S1:E6. Sins of the Fathers
Air Date: May 15, 2022

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Critic Reviews

Glenn Garvin

Apr 24, 2022

Explosive and appalling, 61st Street tears off its mundane outer wrappings to reveal foundation garments of pure steel. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Apr 7, 2022

While the writing can sometimes be heavy-handed and a bit too preoccupied with making grand statements, the scenarios outlined in “61st Street” have a ring of authenticity and familiarity, the dialogue can be pinpoint accurate at times—and the cast is absolutely sensational, with Courtney B. Vance, Aunjanue Ellis, Tosin Cole and Holt McCallanay all turning in nomination-worthy performances. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Apr 11, 2022

The intersecting storylines hold enough interest to pull you through the odd cliche and the occasional thesis line. And Vance, as a modest soul trying to outrun any number of clocks, really is a marvel. Read full review

Caroline Framke

Apr 8, 2022

The ticking clocks of Moses’ eroding confidence, the case evolving in more urgently dangerous ways, and Franklin’s dismal cancer diagnosis combine to keep “61st Street” moving, propulsive and palpably stressful. Vance might not have as many explosive moments in this series’ first several episodes as he has in other productions; he doesn’t even get a real courtroom scene until the season’s almost through. But he nevertheless imbues his performance with a singular gravity that makes clear Franklin’s resolve to make things right, no matter how steep the hill to get there. Read full review

Joel Keller

Apr 11, 2022

We’re giving a recommendation of 61st Street mostly for the performances of Vance and Ellis. But we’re definitely concerned that the show will lean too hard on things we’ve seen in this genre too many times already to say anything new. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Apr 8, 2022

A watchable blend of provocative ideas, a semi-vivid setting and one narrative trope after another that feels lifted from one prestige TV show after another, overlaid one on top of the other so that moral murkiness and narrative cacophony go hand-in-hand. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Robert Daniels

Apr 7, 2022

"61 Street" throws a myriad of complex arcs in the air, leaving viewers to wait for their fall before deciding whether the time invested was worth it. And while nothing in Moffat’s all-too bleak legal series offends the spirit, nothing feeds it either. Read full review

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: July 22, 2024
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 22, 2024
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: April 10, 2022
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  S1:E8. Man on Fire
  Air Date: May 29, 2022
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  S1:E7. The Two Trials
  Air Date: May 22, 2022
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  S1:E6. Sins of the Fathers
  Air Date: May 15, 2022
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  S1:E5. Over the Wall
  Air Date: May 8, 2022
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  S1:E4. Chess Moves and Poker Chips
  Air Date: May 1, 2022
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  S1:E3. Barefoot and Dangerous
  Air Date: April 24, 2022
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  S1:E2. The Hunter and the Hunted
  Air Date: April 17, 2022
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  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: April 10, 2022