The Corner 

Chronicles West Baltimore family living in poverty on the front lines of America's drug war.

Stars:

T.K. Carter, Khandi Alexander, Sean Nelson

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
T.K. Carter	...	Gary McCullough 6 episodes, 2000
Khandi Alexander	...	Fran Boyd 6 episodes, 2000
Sean Nelson	...	DeAndre McCullough 6 episodes, 2000
Clarke Peters	...	Fat Curt 6 episodes, 2000
Glenn Plummer	...	George 'Blue' Epps 6 episodes, 2000
Toy Connor	...	Tyreeka Freamon 6 episodes, 2000
Maria Broom	...	Bunchie Boyd 6 episodes, 2000
Sylvester Lee Kirk	...	DeRodd 6 episodes, 2000
Corey Parker Robinson	...	R.C. 6 episodes, 2000
Reg E. Cathey	...	Scalio 6 episodes, 2000
WBBrown II	...	Reporter 6 episodes, 2000
Jerome Ro Brooks	...	Drug Dealer 6 episodes, 2000
Larry Derr	...	Street Dealer 2000 6 episodes, 2000
Tyra Ferrell	...	Ella Thompson 5 episodes, 2000
Delon Browne	...	Boo 5 episodes, 2000
Neko Parham	...	Dinky 5 episodes, 2000
John Epps	...	Tae 5 episodes, 2000
Brian O'Neill	...	Officer Bob Brown 5 episodes, 2000
Charles S. Dutton	...	Himself 5 episodes, 2000
Tasha Smith	...	Veronica 'Ronnie' Boice 4 episodes, 2000
Cyrus Farmer	...	Stevie Boyd 4 episodes, 2000
Bonita L. Cartwright	...	Roberta 4 episodes, 2000
Robin Michelle McClamb	...	Rita Hale 4 episodes, 2000
Donnell Rawlings	...	Bread 4 episodes, 2000
Duane Chandler Rawlings	...	Hungry 4 episodes, 2000
Derren Fuentes	...	Officer Tucker 4 episodes, 2000
Fran Boyd	...	Detox Clerk / ... 4 episodes, 2000
Clayton LeBouef	...	Scoogie 3 episodes, 2000
J. Valenteen Gregg	...	W.M. 3 episodes, 2000
Ron Brice	...	Tony 3 episodes, 2000
Antonio D. Charity	...	Ricardo 'Cardy' McCullough 3 episodes, 2000
Robert Harley	...	Brooks 3 episodes, 2000
Kathryn Kelley	...	Adelaide 3 episodes, 2000
Susan Duvall	...	Mary 3 episodes, 2000
Joe Laney	...	House 3 episodes, 2000
Terry Hamlin	...	Bryan Mathis 3 episodes, 2000
E. Dawn Samuel	...	Rose Davis 3 episodes, 2000
Rodney Scott	...	Young DeAndre 3 episodes, 2000
Krystal Morris	...	Officer Jenerette 3 episodes, 2000
Bobby J. Brown	...	Officer Ira Weiner 3 episodes, 2000
Dennis Wilson	...	Tee-Tee 3 episodes, 2000
Lance Reddick	...	Marvin 2 episodes, 2000
Denise Diggs	...	Sherry 2 episodes, 2000
Justin Omar Smith	...	Little Stevie 2 episodes, 2000
Don Wallace	...	Bugsy 2 episodes, 2000
Larry Hull	...	Will 2 episodes, 2000
Eugene R. Little	...	Gee Money 2 episodes, 2000
R. Emery Bright	...	Doug 2 episodes, 2000
Lorenzo Heard	...	Dennis 2 episodes, 2000
Willette Thompson	...	Antoinette 2 episodes, 2000
Mia Arnice Chambers	...	Peaches 2 episodes, 2000
Jacqui Allen	...	Mrs. Taylor 2 episodes, 2000
Chantia L. Thomas	...	Shanelle 2 episodes, 2000
Denise Preddy	...	Marzell 2 episodes, 2000
Donyelle Brown-Parish	...	Wendy's Manager 2 episodes, 2000
Robert Crenshaw	...	Fat Rick 2 episodes, 2000
Chuck Jeffreys	...	A-rabber 2 episodes, 2000
Delaney Williams	...	Scale Guy 2 episodes, 2000
Courtlon Ward	...	Foolish Dealer / ... 2 episodes, 2000
George 'Blue' Epps	...	Shelter Worker / ... 2 episodes, 2000
Tyreeka Freamon	...	Cashier / ... 2 episodes, 2000
Yuval David	...	Dave 2 episodes, 2000

Storyline

Gary, Fran and their teenage son DeAndre live in the slums of West Baltimore. They used to have a normal suburban family life, until Gary and Fran started taking drugs. Now Gary and Fran are estranged and their existence is day-to-day, hand-to-mouth, doing anything to satisfy their addiction. DeAndre has a chance, through getting his head down and staying in school, of escaping the abject poverty his parents live in, but he has his own problems. He is lured into become a drug dealer, making his living on the corner.

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | african american | tv mini series | based on book | 

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Taglines:

On the front lines of America's drug war, one family is living in the crossfire.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Corner

Filming Locations:

Fells Point, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blown Deadline Productions, HBO Films, Knee Deep Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

376 min (6 episodes) 320 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lance Reddick auditioned for the part of Gary before being cast as Marvin.

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Connections

Referenced in Dead Teenagers (2007)

User Reviews

An overlooked masterpiece of television drama

Bleak, uncompromising and hard-hitting. The quality of the acting, scripting and direction pull together to create a contemporary urban drama revolving around the lives of drug addicts and dealers living in the slums of downtown Baltimore, a figurative cancer eating away at the American heartland.

Based on the true life story of Francine Boyd (played here by the mesmerizing Khandi Alexander) from the book by Edward Burns & David Simon - subject matter experts on the Baltimore drug scene and writers for TV's "The Wire". As with real life, there aren't any easy answers or happy endings.

With "The Corner" HBO raised the bar on the quality of television drama forever.