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Philly D.A.: Season 1

Miniseries 2021
TV-PG

  • 2021-04-21T01:00:00Z on PBS
  • 55m
  • 7h 20m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
In 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had one of the highest incarceration rates of any major city in the United States. And it’s become the epicenter of a historic experiment that could shape the future of prosecution in America for decades to come. When civil rights attorney Larry Krasner mounted a long-shot campaign to become District Attorney, he ran on a bold pledge: to end mass incarceration by changing the culture of the criminal justice system from within. He shocked the establishment by winning in a landslide. Now, the bureaucrats he spent his campaign denigrating are his co-workers; the police he alienated are his rank-and-file law enforcers. Pressure comes from all sides of a system resistant to reform. Krasner’s unapologetic promise to use the power of the D.A.’s office for sweeping change is what got him elected; now that he’s in office, that same stubbornness threatens to alienate those he needs to work with the most.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2021-04-21T01:00:00Z

1x01 Episode One

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode One

  • 2021-04-21T01:00:00Z55m

Go inside the emotional, high stakes work that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and an ensemble of idealistic outsiders from different walks of life take on as they attempt a fundamental overhaul of an entrenched criminal justice system.

2021-04-21T01:00:00Z

1x02 Episode Two

1x02 Episode Two

  • 2021-04-21T01:00:00Z55m

Krasner’s team battles to obtain the complete police misconduct files as an angry public demands the District Attorney release the names of officers deemed unfit to testify in court. Meanwhile, tensions boil over juvenile sentencing.

2021-04-28T01:00:00Z

1x03 Episode Three

1x03 Episode Three

  • 2021-04-28T01:00:00Z55m

Candidate Krasner pledged never to seek the death penalty, but the murder of a police sergeant tests the D.A.’s resolve. Lives hang in the balance of the D.A.’s biggest decision yet—along with his credibility.

2021-05-05T01:00:00Z

1x04 Episode Four

1x04 Episode Four

  • 2021-05-05T01:00:00Z55m

LaTonya “T” Myers lands her dream job fighting for probation reform, but any slip-up could send her back to prison. At the same time, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing off against judges who embrace extended supervision.

2021-05-12T01:00:00Z

1x05 Episode Five

1x05 Episode Five

  • 2021-05-12T01:00:00Z55m

Joseph Chamberlain dreams of freedom, but first he must convince a skeptical parole board—and lay down his pride. A murder spike has local media pointing fingers at Krasner and threatens to halt the D.A.’s office’s plans for parole reform.

2021-05-19T01:00:00Z

1x06 Episode Six

1x06 Episode Six

  • 2021-05-19T01:00:00Z55m

A councilwoman bridges fed-up constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the D.A.’s unorthodox plans. The D.A. favors safe injection sites. Locals are fed up. Will Krasner’s brassy style backfire and undermine community support?

2021-05-26T01:00:00Z

1x07 Episode Seven

1x07 Episode Seven

  • 2021-05-26T01:00:00Z55m

When an on-duty officer shoots a Black man, Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity—murder charges against a cop. As a decision nears, the police union plans to put Krasner on trial in the court of public opinion.

Season Finale

2021-06-02T01:00:00Z

1x08 Episode Eight

Season Finale

1x08 Episode Eight

  • 2021-06-02T01:00:00Z55m

Krasner recruits law students to join the next generation of prosecutors leading reform from within. Activists who campaigned for Krasner’s election warn him of consequences if he doesn’t accelerate plans to phase out cash bail.

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