Among the number of crime TV series on HBO, the five best crime shows are as follows, there is a lot of TV series on HBO Maz, however, you won’t be able to watch them as per the taste of your choice. So here we are with the top 5 Crime Shows on HBO.
Let’s start the count of Best Crime Shows on HBO
Umbre-
Romanian crime tv show’Umbre’ is the first ever original series on HBO Europe that was broadcast in the United States. It is also the first drama series that was screened at the International Film Festival of Transilvania.
Igor Cobileanski and Bogdan Miricâ have directed this series. The English name of the series is- Shadows. The first season premiered on December 28, 2014, on HBO Romania. The second season aired in nineteen countries on November 12, 2017.
It was nominated at the Serial Killer festival for Best TV CEE Series award. The third season got renewed in September of 2018. The seven episodes third season premiered on November 20, 2019.
The plot of the series revolves around a man named Relu who is an enforcer for a small-time mob boss of Romania named Doru Ana. Relu struggles to hide his job from his family. But when a man is accidentally killed by him on a mission, Relu finds it hard to keep the oppressive lies under the surface anymore.
The cast members of the series include Serban Pavlu starring as Aurel Oncescu or Relu, Maria Obretin starring as Relu’s wife, Stefan Velniciuc, Andreea Vasile, Doru Ana, Dan Hurduc, Mâdâlina Craiu, Gabriel Huian, Sergiu Costache, Dorel Visan etc.
We Own This City-
American miniseries ‘We Own This City’ is adapted from the same named nonfiction book by Justin Fenton. Reinaldo Marcus Green directed and George Pelecanos and David Simon developed the series.
The plot of the series revolves around the Baltimore Police Department and the rise and fall of the Gun Trace Task Force and its corruption.
Sergeant Wayne Jenkins is one of the eight officers of that department who is convicted of a number of corruption charges. The story is told in a non-linear narrative frequently using flashbacks.
The cast members of the series include Jamie Hector playing Sean Suiter, Delaney Williams starring as Kevin Davis, Josh Charles playing Daniel Hersl, Don Harvey starring as John Sieracki, and Jon Bernthal as Sgt.
Wayne Jenkins, McKinley Belcher III as Momodu “G Money” Gondo, Darrell Britt-Gibson playing Jemell Rayam, Rob Brown as Maurice Ward, Wunmi Mosaku playing Nicole Steele, Dagmara Dominczyk starring as Erika Jensen, David Corenswet as David McDougall, Treat Williams playing Brian Grabler, etc.
Filming of the series took place in Baltimore. The series ran from April 25 to May 30 of 2022. The series made a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Who Killed Garrett Phillips?-
Liz Garbus has directed the documentary series that follows the years after the 2011 murder of Garrett Phillips, a twelve old years boy. The series also deals with the trial of Oral Hillary who is known as Nick, soccer coach of Clarkson University.
Oral Hillary, Brian Phillips, and Tyler Rodrigues appear as themselves in the series. This crime mystery documentary series was released on July 24, 2019, in Hungary. The series made 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Wire-
HBO’s crime drama series ‘The Wire’ is created by David Simon, a former police reporter, who is also the primary writer of the series. Simon got the inspiration for the series from the experience of former homicide detective Ed Burns who is also his writing partner.
The series when released was only able to achieve average ratings. But it is now considered as one of the greatest series of all time on television.
The plot is set in the city of Baltimore and revolves around Detective James McNulty as his team investigates crimes to solve the bridge between the law enforcement agencies and the drug kingpins.
English actor Dominic West plays the leading role of Jimmy McNulty in the series. The rest of the cast includes John Doman, Idris Elba, Frankie Faison, Larry Gilliard Jr., Wood Harris, Deirdre Lovejoy, Wendell Pierce, Lance Reddick, Andre Royo, Sonja Sohn, Chris Bauer, Paul Ben-Victor, etc.
The series ran from June 2, 2002, to March 9, 2008, on HBO. The series achieved 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst-
HBO documentary miniseries ‘The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst’ is written by Marc Smerling, Andrew Jarecki, and Zac Stuart-Pontier. The plot of the series revolves around the titular Robert Durst, a real estate heir of New York who is a convicted murderer.
The series received six nominations for Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards along with two wins in 2015. It won a number of more accolades including the Peabody Award, TCA Award, etc.
Gary Jones, Cody Cazalas, Jeanine Pirro, Douglas Durst, John Waldron, Dick DeGuerin, Robert Durst, Michael Kennedy, Geraldine Mclnerney, Ellen Struk, Susan Berman, Kim Lankford, Lynda Obst appear as themselves in the series. The series ran from February 8 to March 15 of 2015. It scored 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
