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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.
Based on a true story, this drama series follows the mayor of Yonkers, Nick Wasicsko, who faces the challenge of building public housing in a white, middle-class neighborhood in the 1980s. The series explores the themes of racism, politics, corruption and social issues in the city.
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- 2015-08-16
- Drama, History
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David Simon’s latest six-hour miniseries, Show Me a Hero, directed by Paul Haggis, was an important, incredible, fascinating, infuriating and sad account of a six-year period in the city of...
Watch the six-part drama based on the true story of Nick Wasicsko, who became the youngest big-city mayor in America and faced a racial crisis in Yonkers, NY. Learn about the housing plan, the federal lawsuit, and the political consequences of his decision.
Sep 3, 2015 · Subscribe to the HBO YouTube: http://itsh.bo/10qIqsj Show Me a Hero premieres Sunday, August 16 at 8/7c on HBO.
- 2 min
- 86K
- HBO
Stream Season 1 Episode 1 of Show Me A Hero online or on your device plus recaps, previews, and other clips.
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Aug 13, 2015 · Based on the true story of the development of low-income housing in Yonkers, New York in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, HBO’s “Show Me a Hero” is the TV event of the Summer, a mini-series that plays like a great American novel or a lost Sidney Lumet movie.
