What is Homicide: Life on the Street about?

Homicide: Life on the Street is an American police drama that aired for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999. It chronicled the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit and was based on David Simon's book, Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. The series received critical acclaim and won awards such as Television Critics Association Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and three Peabody Awards for drama, making it the first drama to achieve this feat. The show also garnered recognition from the Primetime Emmy Awards and Satellite Awards. Andre Braugher's portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton earned widespread acclaim, and the series left a lasting impact on the police procedural genre.

The first episode of Homicide: Life on the Street aired on January 31, 1993 and the most recent episode to air was on May 21, 1999.