''City on a Hill'' is an American

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series created by Charlie MacLean, based on a story by

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and MacLean. The series stars

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, Cathy Moriarty,

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, and

Jill Hennessy Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is most known for her roles on the American television series ''Law & Order'', on which she played prosecutor Claire Kincaid for three seasons, and ''Crossing ...

. The series premiered on June 7, 2019 (online) and June 16, 2019 (Showtime). On August 2, 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 28, 2021. On June 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on July 31, 2022. On October 27, 2022, Showtime cancelled the series after three seasons.

Cast

Main

as Retired FBI Agent John "Jackie" Rohr *

as Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward *

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as Francis "Frankie" Ryan * Mark O'Brien as James "Jimmy" Ryan (Season 1-2) * Lauren E. Banks as Siobhan Quay *

as Catherine "Cathy" Ryan *

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as Boston P.D. Detective Henry "Hank" Signa *

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as Boston P.D. Detective J.R. "Dickie" Minogue *

as Jennifer "Jenny" Rohr *

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as Boston P.D. Detective Chris Caysen

Recurring

* Cathy Moriarty as Dottie Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Mother *

Rory Culkin Rory Hugh Culkin (born July 21, 1989) is an American actor who is known for his roles in '' Scream 4'', '' Lords of Chaos'', '' You Can Count on Me'', ''Columbus'', and M. Night Shyamalan's '' Signs''. He is the younger brother of actors Macaulay ...

as Clay Roach *

as District Attorney Nathan Rey * Vincent Elbaz as Boston Police Officer Hugo Rhys * Zoe Margaret Colletti (Season 1) and Lucia Ryan (Season 2) as Benedetta "Benny" Rohr, Jackie and Jenny's Daughter *

Mark Ryder Mark Ryder (born December 7, 1989) is an actor from Northern Ireland who was educated at Methodist College Belfast. He is most noted for his television role as Cesare Borgia in the historical drama series, ''Borgia The House of Borgia ( , ; ...

as Father Diarmuid Doyle *

Sarah Shahi Aahoo Jahansouzshahi ( fa, آهو جهانسوز شاهی; born ), known professionally as Sarah Shahi (), is an American actress and former model. She played Carmen on ''The L Word'' in 2005, Kate Reed in the USA Network legal drama ''Fairly Le ...

as Rachel Benham * Jimmy Cummings as Tommy Hayes *

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as Corie Struthers *

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as Richard "Richy" Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Father * Gloria Reuben as Eloise Hastings, Siobhan's Mother *

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as Sue Stanton * Charles Brice as Louie Ward, DeCourcy's Brother and Louie's Father *

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as Franklin Ward, DeCourcy's father *

Corbin Bernsen Corbin Dean Bernsen (born September 7, 1954) is an American actor and film director. He appeared as divorce attorney Arnold Becker on the NBC drama series '' L.A. Law'',

as Sinclair Dryden, Jackie's mentor *

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as Letitia Dryden, Sinclair's wife *

Michael O'Keefe Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe, Jr.; April 24, 1955) is an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in '' Caddyshack'', Ben Meechum in '' The Great Santini,'' for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for B ...

as Salvy Clasby *

Seth Gilliam Seth Gilliam (born November 5, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his portrayals of Ellis Carver on '' The Wire'', Clayton Hughes on '' Oz'', Detective Daniels on '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' (2007–2008), Dr. Alan Deaton on ...

as Reverend Jasper Fields * Lee Tergesen as Vito "The Pig" Lupo * Amr Elsheikh as Moustafa Mody

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2021)

Season 3 (2022)

Development

The show was picked up by Showtime in May 2018.

Release

The series premiered on June 16, 2019.

Reception

Critical response

The

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reported a 76% approval rating with an average score of 6.9/10, based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though ''City on a Hill''s meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining—and even occasionally riveting—to watch Kevin Bacon and company take on bureaucracy."

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, which uses a

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, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ratings

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

References

External links

* * {{Showtime Network programming 2010s American crime drama television series 2020s American crime drama television series 2019 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings English-language television shows Showtime (TV network) original programming Television series set in the 1990s Television shows set in Boston Police corruption in fiction Television series about prosecutors