City on a Hill (TV series)
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Chuck MacLean |
Starring | |
Composer | Kevin Kiner |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 55–58 minutes |
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Original network | Showtime |
Original release | June 16, 2019 present | –
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City on a Hill is an American crime drama series created by Charlie MacLean, based on a story by Ben Affleck and MacLean. The series stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Amanda Clayton, Cathy Moriarty, Kevin Dunn, and Jill Hennessy.[1][2] The series premiered on June 7, 2019 (online) and June 16, 2019 (Showtime). On August 2, 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 28, 2021.[3] On June 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season.[4]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Kevin Bacon as FBI Agent John "Jackie" Rohr[5]
- Aldis Hodge as Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward[5]
- Jonathan Tucker as Francis "Frankie" Ryan[6]
- Mark O'Brien as James "Jimmy" Ryan[7]
- Lauren E. Banks as Siobhan Quay[5]
- Amanda Clayton as Catherine "Cathy" Ryan[5]
- Jere Shea as Detective Henry "Hank" Signa[5]
- Kevin Chapman as Detective J.R. "Dickie" Minogue[5]
- Jill Hennessy as Jennifer "Jenny" Rohr[8]
Recurring[]
- Cathy Moriarty as Dottie Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Mother
- Rory Culkin as Clay Roach
- Kevin Dunn as District Attorney Nathan Rey[6]
- Vincent Elbaz as Officer Hugo Rhys
- Zoe Margaret Colletti (Season 1) and Lucia Ryan (Season 2) as Benedetta "Benny" Rohr, Jackie and Jenny's Daughter
- Mark Ryder as Father Dermot Doyle
- Sarah Shahi as Rachel Benham[9]
- Jimmy Cummings as Tommy Hayes
- Georgina Reilly as Corie Struthers[10]
- James Remar as Richard "Richy" Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Father[11]
- Gloria Reuben as Eloise Hastings, Siobhan's Mother[11]
Episodes[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 10 | June 7, 2019(online) June 16, 2019 (Showtime) | August 18, 2019 | ||
2 | 8 | March 28, 2021 | May 16, 2021 |
Season 1 (2019)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice" | Michael Cuesta | Chuck MacLean | June 7, 2019(online) June 16, 2019 (Showtime) | 0.532[12] |
2 | 2 | "What They Saw in Southie High" | Ed Bianchi | Chuck MacLean | June 23, 2019 | 0.446[13] |
3 | 3 | "If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly" | Christoph Schrewe | Emily Ragsdale | June 30, 2019 | 0.409[14] |
4 | 4 | "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" | Hagar Ben-Asher | J.M. Holmes | July 7, 2019 | 0.411[15] |
5 | 5 | "From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice" | Alex Zakrzewski | Michele McPhee | July 14, 2019 | 0.459[16] |
6 | 6 | "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" | Metin Hüseyin | Jorge Zamacona | July 21, 2019 | 0.406[17] |
7 | 7 | "There Are No Fucking Sides" | Kyra Sedgwick | Emily Ragsdale & J.M. Holmes | July 28, 2019 | 0.534[18] |
8 | 8 | "High on the Looming Gallows Tree" | Clark Johnson | Stephen Day | August 4, 2019 | 0.601[19] |
9 | 9 | "The Deaf Sage of Pompeii" | Adam Bernstein | Matthew Nemeth | August 11, 2019 | 0.555[20] |
10 | 10 | "Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah" | Christoph Schrewe | Chuck MacLean | August 18, 2019 | 0.569[21] |
Season 2 (2021)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | "Bill Russell's Bedsheets" | Kevin Bacon | Chuck MacLean | March 28, 2021 | 0.372[22] |
12 | 2 | "I Need a Goat" | Ed Bianchi | Tamara P. Carter | April 4, 2021 | 0.353[23] |
13 | 3 | "Is the Total Black, Being Spoken" | Benny Boom and Hagar Ben-Asher | J.M. Holmes | April 11, 2021 | 0.347[24] |
14 | 4 | "Overtime White and Overtime Stupid" | Benny Boom | Regina Porter | April 18, 2021 | 0.372[25] |
15 | 5 | "East of Eden" | Christoph Schrewe | Jorge Zamacona | April 25, 2021 | 0.308[26] |
16 | 6 | "Don't Go Sayin Last Words" | Christoph Schrewe | Emily Ragsdale | May 2, 2021 | 0.426[27] |
17 | 7 | "Apophasis" | Clark Johnson | Matthew Nemeth | May 9, 2021 | 0.471[28] |
18 | 8 | "Pax Bostonia" | Clark Johnson | Jorge Zamacona & Haley Cameron | May 16, 2021 | 0.382[29] |
Development[]
The show was picked up by Showtime in May 2018.[30]
Release[]
The series premiered on June 16, 2019.[31]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average score of 6.9/10, based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining—and even occasionally riveting—to watch Kevin Bacon and company take on bureaucracy."[32] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[33]
Ratings[]
Season 1[]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Night Flynn Sent the Cops on the Ice" | June 16, 2019 | 0.07 | 0.532[12] | N/A | N/A |
2 | "What They Saw in Southie High" | June 23, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.446[13] | 0.584 | 1.030[34] |
3 | "If Only the Fool Would Persist in His Folly" | June 30, 2019 | 0.04 | 0.409[14] | 0.571 | 0.980[35] |
4 | "The Wickedness of the Wicked Shall Be Upon Himself" | July 7, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.411[15] | 0.574 | 0.985[36] |
5 | "From Injustice Came the Way to Describe Justice" | July 14, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.459[16] | N/A | N/A |
6 | "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" | July 21, 2019 | 0.04 | 0.406[17] | N/A | N/A |
7 | "There Are No Fucking Sides" | July 28, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.534[18] | N/A | N/A |
8 | "High on the Looming Gallows Tree" | August 4, 2019 | 0.08 | 0.601[19] | 0.573 | 1.174[37] |
9 | "The Deaf Sage of Pompeii" | August 11, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.555[20] | N/A | N/A |
10 | "Mayor Curley and the Last Hurrah" | August 18, 2019 | 0.06 | 0.569[21] | N/A | N/A |
Season 2[]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Bill Russell's Bedsheets" | March 28, 2021 | 0.06 | 0.372[22] | N/A | N/A |
2 | "I Need a Goat" | April 4, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.353[23] | N/A | N/A |
3 | "Is the Total Black, Being Spoken" | April 11, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.347[24] | 0.427 | 0.774[38] |
4 | "Overtime White and Overtime Stupid" | April 18, 2021 | 0.05 | 0.372[25] | 0.404 | 0.776[39] |
5 | "East of Eden" | April 25, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.308[26] | 0.358 | 0.666[40] |
6 | "Don't Go Sayin Last Words" | May 2, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.426[27] | 0.372 | 0.798[41] |
7 | "Apophasis" | May 9, 2021 | 0.07 | 0.471[28] | 0.420 | 0.891[42] |
8 | "Pax Bostonia" | May 16, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.382[29] | 0.387 | 0.769[29] |
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