Homicide: Life on the Street launched David Simon's career, influencing the prestige TV era with its complex characters and moral ambiguity, paving the way for shows like The Sopranos.
Despite poor ratings and network battles, Homicide created an urgent visual language with jump-cuts and handheld camerawork, which was imitation fodder for future series like The Shield.
The series was hard to access for years but is now available on Peacock, revealing its unusual position between traditional police procedurals and the novelistic storytelling of modern prestige TV.
Infused with a journalistic spirit, Homicide is based on Simon's nonfiction work, highlighting the grim realities of crime in Baltimore, setting it apart from other shows.
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