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TV series

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993TV-147 seasons8.1 / 10

Homicide: our day begins when yours ends.

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

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Checked Sep 2, 2026

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Synopsis

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Season 2 episodes

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Episode 1

Bop Gun

47m7.0 / 10

All the detectives scramble to solve the case, when the mother, in a family on vacation, is murdered during a holdup. The husband has a hard time dealing with the reality of him not doing anything during the situation and Felton's indifference. When the suspects are found Howard is convinced that the youth who confesses to the murder didn't do it.

Episode credits

Directed by Stephen GyllenhaalWritten by Tom Fontana, David Simon, David MillsGuest stars Robin Williams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Julia Devin, Antonio D. Charity, Sharon Ziman, Caron Tate, Vincent Miller, Robert V. Walsh

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Episode 2

See No Evil

47m8.0 / 10

Gee informs the detectives that they must meet with a sensitivity consultant. Felton protects a friend who's going to help his terminally ill father commit suicide. Pembleton investigates a routine murder that escalates into a case of possible police brutality. Bolander has no intention of meeting with the consultant to the point where he takes a suspension without pay. Lewis investigates the death of the father of Felton's friend and discovers the truth and confronts Beau.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher MenaulWritten by Paul AttanasioGuest stars Wilford Brimley, Clayton LeBouef, Jennifer Mendenhall, Michael Chaban, Gerald F. Gough, Jeff Mandon, Michael Stanton Kennedy, Stan Brandorff

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Episode 3

Black and Blue

46m7.0 / 10

Things begin to heat up between Pembleton and Gee over the alleged police brutality case and one of the suspects is an ex-lover of Kay's. Bolander meets a waitress who encourages him to resume his cello playing. Munch's girlfriend is less than enthusiastic when he surprises her with a new fish for her tank. Frank, in the box, gets the confession that Gee is looking for. Unfortunately, the suspect is anything but guilty of that crime.

Episode credits

Directed by Christopher MenaulWritten by Tom Fontana, James YoshimuraGuest stars Julianna Margulies, Isaiah Washington, Gerald F. Gough, Jeff Mandon, Kyf Brewer, Michael Stanton Kennedy, June Thorne, Mel Proctor

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Episode 4

A Many Splendored Thing

46m5.3 / 10finale

Bolander asks Kay if she would double date with him and Linda, to try to take the pressure off his first real date. A slain phone-sex operator is found clutching a note naming her boss as the perpetrator, Bayliss and Pembleton investigate. Munch has trouble dealing with Bolander's happiness, so he crashes the double date and makes everyone miserable. A man is shot to death over a pen at the library, Lewis and Crosetti investigate and find a man with a pen fetish. As Bayliss looks into the murder he begins to get involved.

Episode credits

Directed by John McNaughtonWritten by Noel Behn, Tom FontanaGuest stars Julianna Margulies, Adrienne Shelly, Ralph Tabakin, Željko Ivanek, Scott Neilson, Julie Lauren, Herb Levinson, Sal Koussa

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Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026

More about Homicide: Life on the Street

Cast

Richard BelzerJohn Munch
Andre BraugherFrank Pembleton
Reed DiamondMike Kellerman
Isabella HofmannMegan Russert
Michelle ForbesJulianna Cox
Giancarlo EspositoMichael Giardello
Peter GeretyStuart Gharty
Clark JohnsonMeldrick Lewis

Credits

Created by
Paul Attanasio

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
122
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • NBCUnited States
  • Baltimore PicturesUnited States
  • MCEG/Sterling Entertainment
  • NBC StudiosUnited States
  • Reeves Entertainment Group

Themes

baltimore, usabased on novel or bookhomicide detectivemurderpolicepolice departmentpolice detective