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Back to court: The CW goes to ‘61st Street’ for Season 2 BY DANA SIMPSON It’s taken two networks and two years for a series to complete its North American run, but the time has come. An outlet ultimately deciding not to show a season of a program it commissioned has become more common, and “61st

defended a young athlete mistaken for a gang member by

fellow actor Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” 2018) and

police. The case eventually involved much more, with cops and

series creator Peter Moffat (“Your Honor”), he says, “I think we

prosecutors using it to try to settle some scores over a police-

all had to get our minds around how big this thing was. We

man’s death during a drug raid.

didn’t have one person who was overseeing the day-to-day op-

Street” got caught in that. The drama premiered on AMC in

“61st Street” deals principally with a different case in

2022, with two seasons ordered at once (and filmed back-to-

Season 2, as Officer Johnny Logan (still portrayed by Mark

back). After the first round of episodes ran there, AMC decided

O’Brien, “Halt and Catch Fire”) takes legal action against the

Though “61st Street” differs from “The People vs. O.J. Simp-

not to show the second set … but The CW, which was seeking

Chicago Police Department while he’s under suspicion of police

son,” Vance — the husband of actress Angela Bassett (“9-1-1”)

material made by others to fill its schedule under new owner-

brutality, and Roberts represents him. Karen Aldridge (“Sever-

— was drawn to both dramas by their shared theme of the

ship, stepped in and picked up those unaired chapters. Thus,

ance”), Paul Turner (“Road to Perdition,” 2002) and Brenda

legal arena and by the ever-intensifying place the law holds for

Season 2 of “61st Street” will be seen there starting Monday,

Strong (“Desperate Housewives”) are among cast additions,

so many people in daily living.

July 22.

while other returnees include “King Richard” Oscar nominee

“It is a prime time for discussions of right and wrong, of

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Bentley Green (“Snowfall”) and Holt Mc-

moral centers,” he reflects. “I think we’re at a crossroads about

Callany (“Mindhunter”).

what’s right for a city, a country and a society. If someone

Much of the first season’s cast remains in the sophomore stanza, led by Courtney B. Vance (“The Hunt for Red October,”

erations, so all the actors and much of the crew had to pitch in and make sure we were on the same page.”

1990). After winning many awards, including a Primetime

With “Lovecraft Country” (which also brought him a Prime-

crosses a line, what is the right thing to do? We continually find

Emmy, as one of the most famous attorneys ever — Johnnie

time Emmy) and “Genius: Aretha” also among his recent cred-

ways to say it’s the (citizens’) fault, and maybe we need to look

Cochran, in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime

its, Vance has been active in television, for which he’ll receive

at the way police are trained and how they react to situations.

Story” — he plays a different sort of lawyer this time around. In

a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2025. Also an

Maybe we need a reboot, but at least we need to talk about

Season 1 of the Chicago-set “61st Street,” his Franklin Roberts

executive producer of “61st Street” along with others, including

it.”

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