| Show Me a Hero | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Show Me a Hero by Lisa Belkin |
| Written by | |
| Directed by | Paul Haggis |
| Starring | |
| Ending theme | "When the People Find Out" by Steve Earle |
| Composer | Nathan Larson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Production locations | Yonkers, New York Puerto Rico |
| Cinematography | Andrij Parekh |
| Editors | Jo Francis Kate Sanford |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 56–71 minutes |
| Production companies | Blown Deadline Productions Pretty Pictures HBO Miniseries |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | August 16 – August 30, 2015 |
| Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) | |
Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko.[1][2] Like the book, the miniseries details a white middle-class neighborhood's resistance to a federally mandated scattered-site public housing development in Yonkers, New York, and how the tension of the situation affected the city as a whole.[3][4]
The miniseries was written by David Simon and journalist William F. Zorzi, with whom Simon worked at The Baltimore Sun and on the HBO series The Wire. It was directed by Paul Haggis.[1] Six episodes were ordered by HBO;[1] the miniseries premiered on August 16, 2015.[5]
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (July 30, 2014). "HBO Greenlights David Simon Miniseries Starring Oscar Isaac & Catherine Keener". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
- ^ Mulholland, John (September 28, 2014). "The Wire creator David Simon: why American politics no longer works". The Guardian. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Travers, Ben (July 13, 2015). "Watch: 'Show Me a Hero' Trailer Brings Oscar Isaac to 'The Wire' in David Simon's HBO Miniseries". Indiewire. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Patricia J. (March 10, 1999). "Books of The Times; A City Divided by a Judge's Desegregation Order". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (May 20, 2015). "'Show me a Hero' to Premiere on HBO Sunday August 16th at 9PM". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.