“Homicide: Life on the Street ”Makes Its Streaming Debut 25 Years After Series Finale
'Homicide: Life on the Street' is available to stream on Peacock
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(L) Clark Johnson and Andre Braugher on 'Homicide: Life on the Street'Homicide: Life on the Street is officially available to stream!
25 years after the show's finale, longtime fans will finally be able to watch the NBC police drama on Peacock. Starring Andre Braugher, Daniel Baldwin, Richard Belzer, Melissa Leo, Giancarlo Esposito and more, all seven seasons — including a TV movie and Law & Order crossover episodes — are available to stream.
The groundbreaking police series ran from 1993 to 1999 and followed the brutal detective work of a Baltimore homicide department, according to the official logline. Because of licensing and copyright issues, it took years of NBCUniversal to secure a deal to bring Homicide to their streaming platform.
In a tweet shared to X in June, Homicide producer and writer David Simon revealed that the rights to the show "were negotiated long ago before streaming existed as a viewing platform" and that "fair compensation for the new use needed to be negotiated."
He updated excited fans and shared that NBC had "managed to finally secure the music rights necessary to sell Homicide: Life On The Streets to a streaming platform" and the series would be returning soon.
"Andre, Richard, Yaphet, Ned, and so many others who labored on that wonderful show on both sides of the camera will soon regain a full share of their legacy," he added.
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Andre Braugher in 'Homicide: Life on the Street'The announcement comes eight months after Braugher's untimely death from lung cancer in December.
His portrayal of Det. Frank Pembleton became one of his most most iconic roles. In 1998, he won his first Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series before going on to rack up 11 nominations and two wins over the course of his career.
Shortly after his death, Barry Levinson, former Homicide executive producer, called Braugher “one of the really exceptional actors” to have come along in his career.
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“What interesting is that as an actor, he almost invariably exceeded what you thought you might get,” he shared at the time. “That's what was, I think, unique about him in his very simple way without a lot of to-do. He delivered and exceeded your expectations.”
"That's how he functioned as an actor, as an individual. I don't know that you can give more praise to a person who I think was a terrific individual and a marvelous actor," he added.
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Homicide: Life on the Street is available to stream on Peacock.
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