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‘Homicide: Life On The Street’ Coming To Streaming, David Simon Says


Homicide: Life On the Streets is coming to streaming, according to David Simon, author of Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets, the book on which the show created by Paul Attanasio was based.

“Word is that NBC has managed to finally secure the music rights necessary to sell Homicide: Life On The Streets to a streaming platform,” read the post shared by Simon on X, formerly known as Twitter.” He continued, “Andre [Braugher], Richard [Belzer], Yaphet [Kotto], Ned [Beatty], and so many others who labored on that wonderful show on both sides of the camera will soon regain a full share of their legacy. The series followed a fictional Baltimore Police Department Homicide Unit and starred Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Clarkson Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Jon Polito, Kyle Secor, Ned Beatty, and many more.

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