61st Street
2022–2023 · Stan · 53 min · 2 seasons
S02E08 · Judgement Day
Tue, 15 Aug, 12:00 pm
Franklin makes his closing remarks. Office Logan gets a surprising offer.
About
Set in present-day Chicago, 61st Street is a gripping drama that follows Moses Johnson, a promising high school athlete, who is swept up into the infamously corrupt Chicago criminal justice system. Taken by the police as a gang member, he soon finds himself in the eye of the storm as police and prosecutors seek revenge for the death of an officer during a drug bust gone wrong. A timely examination of the institutional racism plaguing cities nationwide, 61st Street plumbs the depths of systemic abuse happening in some of the country's most vulnerable communities.
Episodes
- E01
After the Morning After
Tue, 4 July· 42 minAfter attacking an innocent man, Officer Logan becomes the subject of a departmental cover-up. Franklin launches a campaign to expose records of police brutality while struggling with his illness. Joshua falls deeper into gang life.
- E02
Trust Me
Tue, 4 July· 40 minOfficer Logan goes searching for answers and asks Franklin to represent him against the Chicago Police Department. Their alliance puts Franklin under public scrutiny. Martha finds condoms in David's room.
- E03
Do No Harm
Tue, 11 July· 46 minMartha urges the mayor's office to put more pressure on the CPD. The department starts looking for a scapegoat, which puts Officer Logan under pressure. Logan and Franklin try to get the public's attention.
- E04
Kamikaze
Tue, 18 July· 44 minFranklin's decision to represent Officer Logan turns the community--and Martha--against him. Joshua grows suspicious about Big Phil. Logan's relationship with his father is tested.
- E05
Two Truths and a Lie
Tue, 25 July· 48 minThe State Attorney sets Franklin in her sights. While reckoning with his guilt, Officer Logan weighs the consequences of going to trial. Lieutenant Brannigan tries to stack the court in his favor.
- E06
Argue the Facts
Tue, 1 Aug· 49 minThe trial begins. Officer Logan is outed as the "bad apple" of the CPD, while Franklin makes a case against the department as a whole. A revelation makes Norma question her relationship with Joshua.
- E07
The Offer
Tue, 8 Aug· 48 minArmed with a secret piece of evidence, Franklin puts Officer Logan's comrades on the stand. Someone from Norma's past appears at her door with a crucial piece of information. Josuha finds opportunity in an unlikely place.
- E08
Judgement Day
Tue, 15 Aug· 50 minFranklin makes his closing remarks. Office Logan gets a surprising offer.
Cast
Courtney B. Vance
Franklin Roberts
Holt McCallany
Lieutenant Francis Brannigan
Andrene Ward-Hammond
Norma Johnson
Bentley Green
Joshua Johnson
Mark O'Brien
Officer Johnny Logan
Aunjanue Ellis
Martha Roberts
Tosin Cole
Moses Johnson