Showtime Releases Trailer for 'City On The Hill'

By R. Thomas Umstead
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Showtime on Friday dropped a new video trailer for its upcoming police drama City On The Hill, premiering June 16.

The series, which stars Kevin Bacon (The Following) and Aldis Hodge (Underground), is set in early 1990s Boston, which is rife with violent criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm, according to the network.

Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) and Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street) serve as executive producers for the series, along with Bacon, Jennifer Todd, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Michael Cuesta and Barry Levinson. Bacon and Jorge Zamacona serve as co-executive producers.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.