Loading…
Show Me a Hero
- TV series
- 2015
- 1 season
- HBO
- Crime
- Drama
- War & Politics
7.0 TMDB worldwide · 200 ratings
Story
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing to be built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.
About the show
Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko. Like the book, the miniseries details a white middle-class neighborhood's resistance to a federally mandated scattered-site public housing development in Yonkers, New York, and how the tension of the situation affected the city as a whole.
Read more
The miniseries was written by David Simon and journalist William F. Zorzi, with whom Simon worked at The Baltimore Sun and on the HBO series The Wire. It was directed by Paul Haggis. Six episodes were ordered by HBO; the miniseries premiered on August 16, 2015.
The name of both the show and the book that it is based upon comes from an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote: "Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy."
From Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Where to watch
In the UK, updated daily. Tap a service to see what else is on it.
Included with subscription
HBO Max Amazon Channel
HBO MaxBuy
Apple TV Store
Amazon Video
Streaming data provided by JustWatch.
Star cast
Full cast & crew
Behind the camera
- Executive producers
- David Simon, William F. Zorzi, Nina K. Noble +2 more
- Music
- Nathan Larson
Awards
All awards- Golden Globe2015Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmOscar Isaac
Seasons
Ended 2015 · 1 season · 6 episodes
Videos
Trailers, featurettes, clips and behind the scenes
