Episodes

  • Trailer: Chicago | S1
    Sep 17 2018

    A black neighborhood fights back when a mysterious man with mob ties builds an illegal dump across the street from an elementary school. Along the way they confront corrupt politicians, apathetic bureaucrats—and a secret undercover FBI investigation.

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    4 mins
  • Six Stories | S1 E1
    Sep 24 2018

    Chicago, 1990. A guy with a loud sweater, manicured nails and connections to some very powerful people idles in a limousine near a vacant lot. A fleet of dump trucks unloads literal tons of busted concrete—and keep coming back. Neighborhood residents take action. The mess becomes much bigger than a six-story pile of rubble.

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    26 mins
  • Life in the Shadow of the Mountain | S1 E2
    Sep 24 2018

    Lawyers debate whether 31,000 truckloads of debris is or isn’t “waste.” Justice is delayed. A mountain rises and casts its long shadow.

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    29 mins
  • "Mount Henry" | S1 E3
    Oct 1 2018

    The neighborhood turns to a beloved ward boss—but his own agenda comes first. A man in the know offers some valuable advice on power.

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    36 mins
  • A Tale of Two Cities | S1 E4
    Oct 8 2018

    Four years in, "Mount Henry" has become a magnet for hazardous waste—both literal and figurative. A new illegal dump appears in a white neighborhood. A trusted advocate may not be who he seems.

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    42 mins
  • The "Forrest Gump" of Chicago Crime | S1 E5
    Oct 15 2018

    A bank failure unearths a connection to the mysterious man in the limo—and suddenly, he’s everywhere. Bribery, fraud and violence are just ways of doing business. The FBI is on the case—but which one? And whose?

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    31 mins
  • Operation Silver Shovel | S1 E6
    Oct 22 2018

    A criminal flips and wears a wire. Aldermen accept small sums of large bills. The FBI’s investigation may be tainted. "Mount Henry" grows, but shrinks from memory.

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    Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of Episode 6 of The City misidentified the number of silver pieces Judas received for betraying Jesus. It was 30 pieces of silver.

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    46 mins
  • The Takedown | S1 E7
    Oct 29 2018

    A reporter scoops the FBI. Politicians get taken down in "Mount Henry’s" shadow. The six-story debris pile remains.

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    43 mins