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DramaCrime1997Rated 8.7
Tobias Beecher, a lawyer jailed over a drunk-driving death, lands in Emerald City, an experimental prison cell block where inmates run their own affairs and gangs form along race, religion and debt.
Starring Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau
Status
Ended
6 seasons, last aired Sun, 23 Feb 2003
Is it for me?
Viewers who want a brutal ensemble soap with hard edges and no comfort will know within an episode whether this is theirs. Augustus Hill narrates each hour, tying that week's stories to one theme with some dark humor, and Harold Perrineau plays him as a strange kind of host. Beecher has to ask Schillinger's permission before a conjugal visit with his wife.
Before you start
Every episode is framed by Augustus Hill's narration, and the stories carry across seasons, so watch in order.
6 seasons, 56 episodes, 60 min each, about 56 hours so far
This show
Tobias Beecher, a lawyer jailed over a drunk-driving death, lands in Emerald City, an experimental prison cell block where inmates run their own affairs and gangs form along race, religion and debt.
Starring Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Harold Perrineau
Is it for me?
Viewers who want a brutal ensemble soap with hard edges and no comfort will know within an episode whether this is theirs. Augustus Hill narrates each hour, tying that week's stories to one theme with some dark humor, and Harold Perrineau plays him as a strange kind of host. Beecher has to ask Schillinger's permission before a conjugal visit with his wife.
Before you start
Every episode is framed by Augustus Hill's narration, and the stories carry across seasons, so watch in order.
6 seasons, 56 episodes, 60 min each, about 56 hours so far
- E01The RoutineAired Sat 12 Jul
- E02Visits, Conjugal and OtherwiseAired Mon 14 Jul
- E03God's Chillin'Aired Mon 21 Jul
- E04Capital PAired Mon 28 Jul
- E05Straight LifeAired Mon 4 Aug
- E06To Your HealthAired Mon 11 Aug
- E07Plan BAired Mon 18 Aug
- E08A Game of CheckersAired Mon 25 Aug
- S01E01The Routine12 Jul 1997
- S01E02Visits, Conjugal and Otherwise14 Jul 1997
- S01E03God's Chillin'21 Jul 1997
- S01E04Capital P28 Jul 1997
- S01E05Straight Life4 Aug 1997
- S01E06To Your Health11 Aug 1997
- S01E07Plan B18 Aug 1997
- S01E08A Game of Checkers25 Aug 1997