The Corner
| The Corner | |
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The Corner DVD cover
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| Genre | Drama miniseries |
| Based on |
The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood by David Simon Ed Burns |
| Written by | David Simon David Mills |
| Directed by | Charles S. Dutton |
| Starring |
T. K. Carter Khandi Alexander Sean Nelson |
| Theme music composer | Corey Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Producer(s) |
Robert F. Colesberry David Mills David Simon Nina Kostroff Noble |
| Location(s) | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Cinematography | Ivan Strasburg |
| Running time | 376 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blown Deadline Productions HBO Films Knee Deep Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | April 16 – May 21, 2000 |
The Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by Simon and David Mills. It premiered on premium cable network HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000 and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000. The series was released on DVD on July 22, 2003. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 2000.
The Corner chronicles the life of a family living in poverty amid the open-air drug markets of West Baltimore. "The corner" is the junction of West Fayette Street and North Monroe Street (U.S. Route 1) (39°17′22″N 76°38′49″W / 39.289372°N 76.646848°W).
Many actors from The Corner later appeared on David Simon's next television series, The Wire, often playing very different roles. They include Clarke Peters, Maria Broom, Corey Parker Robinson, Reg E. Cathey, Clayton LeBouef, Donnell Rawlings, Tootsie Duvall, Robert F. Chew, Lance Reddick and Delaney Williams. Alexander and Peters later starred in Simon's Treme. Many of the actors had also previously appeared on Homicide: Life on the Street, which was adapted from Simon's book.
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