TV series

Show Me a Hero

2015 · 1 season

A patient, sober civic drama that grinds through meetings and resentments, leaving a heavy sense of institutional failure and quiet personal tragedy.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Race, class, politics, power
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
class
politics
power
corruption
Places: suburbs
big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild