After running for three seasons, City on a Hill says its goodbye on the small screen after Showtime announced its cancellation. The series will now end with Season 3 as its finale. Season three premiered in September.
According to sources, the choice was made some time ago, before the longstanding Showtime Networks CEO David Nevins left parent firm Paramount Global and Paramount Media Networks chief Chris McCarthy took over.
“‘City on a Hill’ concluded its successful run on Showtime with its Season 3 finale,” Showtime stated in a press release. “We have had nothing but the best experience working with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and the entire cast and crew, led by showrunner Tom Fontana and fellow executive producers, including Jennifer Todd and Jorge Zamacona. We offer our sincerest thanks to everyone.”
The series stars Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge, including Lauren E. Banks, Jill Hennessy, and Matthew Del Negro. It centers on the seasoned FBI agent Jackie Rohr and a Boston city prosecutor as they collaborate to solve and control crimes.
Chuck Mclean is the creator of City on a Hill. Fontana, Bacon, and Hodge executive produce the show along with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Barry Levinson.
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SHOWTIME(R) NETWORKS PICKS UP A THIRD SEASON OF "CITY ON A HILL" STARRING KEVIN BACON AND ALDIS HODGE
Emmy(R) Winning Executive Producer and Showrunner Tom Fontana Set To Return
SHOWTIME has picked up a third season of its acclaimed Boston crime drama CITY ON A HILL. Starring Emmy nominee Kevin Bacon and Screen Actors Guild(R) award winner Aldis Hodge, season three will be eight one-hour episodes and is set to resume production in New York later this year to premiere in 2022. CITY ON A HILL is executive produced by multiple Emmy winner Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street), who also serves as showrunner. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks.
Season two of CITY ON A HILL centered on a federal housing project in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston plagued with drug violence and a rightful distrust in local law enforcement. FBI agent Jackie Rohr (Bacon) works to exploit Boston's defective criminal justice system in a desperate attempt to salvage his own career. Unfortunately for Jackie, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Hodge) is onto his adversary's latest misstep. In time, the personal antagonism between these two escalates to an all-out war between the offices of the U.S. Attorney and the Suffolk DA. No one is safe from the collateral damage. At the conclusion of season two, Decourcy pursues justice in and out of the courtroom and despite his maneuvering, Jackie discovers that he can't escape his past and gets ousted from the FBI.
Season two also stars Lauren E. Banks, Mark O'Brien, Amanda Clayton, Matthew Del Negro and Jill Hennessy with guest stars Pernell Walker, Lucia Ryan, Keiko Elizabeth, Kameron Kierce, Shannon Wallace, John Doman, and Michael O'Keefe.
In addition to Fontana, CITY ON A HILL is executive produced by Jennifer Todd, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jorge Zamacona, Barry Levinson, Chuck MacLean and Michael Cuesta. Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge and Michele Giordano serve as co-executive producers.
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