Homicide: Life on the Street Heads to Peacock

Peacock has picked up Homicide: Life on the Street, which originally launched on NBC in 1993 and ran for seven seasons, to begin streaming in the U.S. on August 19.

From Universal Television, the show follows the detective work of the often confrontational, passionate and opinionated homicide department in Baltimore. The series and Homicide: The Movie, which released in 2000 and served as the show’s finale, have been remastered in HD and 4K for the first time for Peacock.

The series’ cast features Andre Braugher, Ned Beatty, Richard Belzer, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, Giancarlo Esposito, Daniel Baldwin, Jon Polito, Clark Johnson, Kyle Secor, Reed Diamond, Michelle Forbes, Peter Gerety, Isabella Hofmann, Toni Lewis, Michael Michele, Max Perlich, Jon Seda and Callie Thorn.

The series was created by Paul Attanasio, based on David Simon’s book Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets. Tom Fontana was the head writer and showrunner.

Throughout its run, Homicide: Life on the Street received nominations and accolades from the Television Critics Association, Directors Guild of America, NAACP and Writers Guild of America, among others, and won four Primetime Emmy Awards. It was also the first drama to win three George Foster Peabody Awards for Drama.

The series will make its streaming debut in the U.S. on Peacock on August 19. NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution handles distribution in the U.S. Fremantle is in charge of international distribution.