Showtime Gives Early Look at ‘City On a Hill’

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Showtime has released the premiere episode of its new drama series City On A Hill on its on demand and streaming platforms in advance of the show’s June 16 debut, the network said Friday.

The premiere episode of the series, which stars Aldis Hodge (Underground) and Kevin Bacon (The Following), is currently available for free now on YouTube, Facebook and SHO.com,as well as on Showtime’s stand-alone service’s website www.showtime.com, said network officials.

Set in early ’90s Boston, where racism is endemic and crime is widespread, the series follows an unlikely alliance between FBI agent Jackie Rohr (Bacon) and Assistant District Attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge), Showtime said.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.