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Better Than One Chicago: Dick Wolf Just Dropped 100%-Rated New Netflix Docuseries

Better Than One Chicago: Dick Wolf Just Dropped 100%-Rated New Netflix Docuseries
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Dick Wolf never sleeps: while we were all watching new One Chicago episodes, the man collaborated with Netflix and released his new TV show about real-life crimes.

Summary:

  • Dick Wolf’s One Chicago and Law & Order shows have been popular for years.
  • On March 20, Wolf’s new docuseries Homicide: New York premiered on Netflix.
  • The five-episode-long mini-series follows the city’s best detectives and prosecutors as they revisit their most challenging cases.

Dick Wolf is famous as the man behind many popular TV shows: from our favorite One Chicago triplets — Fire, Med, and PD (and the less fortunate late Chicago Justice) — to the iconic Law & Order shows. After riding the waves of fictional crimes and incidents for decades, Wolf now turned his attention to the real world.

Enter Homicide: New York, Dick Wolf’s new Netflix mini-series.

What Is Homicide: New York About?

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To compose lifelike and truly disturbing crimes for TV shows and movies, writers often study real-life cases and draw their inspiration from them. But the real world is often more cruel and unpredictable than any fiction, and Homicide: New York shakes off the shackles of the latter in favor of covering the events that transpired in reality.

The mini-series features interviews with New York City’s best detectives and prosecutors as they revisit the most challenging homicide cases of their careers. As the brilliant protectors of the law recall the details, the show provides reenactments of those events, allowing its viewers a glimpse into the city’s most dreadful past crimes.

Homicide: New York Is Out on Netflix

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Dick Wolf’s new docuseries premiered on Netflix on March 20, 2024, and is already doing great. On Rotten Tomatoes, Homicide: New York is sitting on the confident 100% Audience Score at the time of writing, and has stellar reviews all around. Properly grim and serious, the show captures your attention from the first minutes.

Homicide: New York is a great reason for crime documentaries fans and Dick Wolf fans alike. This five-episode TV show incorporates the best practices of the genre and then some more, and gives viewers a unique chance to hear from NYC's finest and brightest law officers. The best part is that while this first season is really short, its strong performance gives us hope that there will be more to come.

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