City on a Hill (TV series)

City on a Hill is an American crime drama television series created by Charlie MacLean, based on a story by Ben Affleck and MacLean. The series stars Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, Amanda Clayton, Cathy Moriarty, Kevin Dunn, and Jill Hennessy. The series premiered on June 7, 2019 (online) and June 16, 2019 (Showtime). On August 2, 2019, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on March 28, 2021. On June 2, 2021, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on July 31, 2022. On October 27, 2022, Showtime cancelled the series after three seasons.

Main

 * Kevin Bacon as Retired FBI Agent John "Jackie" Rohr
 * Aldis Hodge as Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward
 * Jonathan Tucker as Francis "Frankie" Ryan
 * Mark O'Brien as James "Jimmy" Ryan (Season 1-2)
 * Lauren E. Banks as Siobhan Quay
 * Amanda Clayton as Catherine "Cathy" Ryan
 * Jere Shea as Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Hank Signa
 * Kevin Chapman as Boston P.D. Detective J.R. "Dickie" Minogue
 * Jill Hennessy as Jennifer "Jenny" Rohr
 * Matthew Del Negro as Boston P.D. Detective Chris Caysen

Recurring

 * Cathy Moriarty as Dottie Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Mother
 * Rory Culkin as Clay Roach
 * Kevin Dunn as District Attorney Nathan Rey
 * Vincent Elbaz as Boston Police Officer Hugo Rhys
 * Zoe Margaret Colletti (Season 1) and Lucia Ryan (Season 2) as Benedetta "Benny" Rohr, Jackie and Jenny's Daughter
 * Mark Ryder as Father Diarmuid Doyle
 * Sarah Shahi as Rachel Benham
 * Jimmy Cummings as Tommy Hayes
 * Georgina Reilly as Corie Struthers
 * James Remar as Richard "Richy" Ryan, Frankie and Jimmy's Father
 * Gloria Reuben as Eloise Hastings, Siobhan's Mother
 * Kathryn Erbe as Sue Stanton
 * Charles Brice as Louie Ward, DeCourcy's Brother and Louie's Father
 * Ernie Hudson as Franklin Ward, DeCourcy's father
 * Corbin Bernsen as Sinclair Dryden, Jackie's mentor
 * Joanne Kelly as Letitia Dryden, Sinclair's wife
 * Michael O'Keefe as Salvy Clasby
 * Seth Gilliam as Reverend Jasper Fields
 * Lee Tergesen as Vito "The Pig" Lupo
 * Amr Elsheikh as Moustafa Mody
 * Gary Perez as Felix Knight

Development
The show was picked up by Showtime in May 2018.

Release
The series premiered on June 16, 2019.

Critical response
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 76% approval rating with an average score of 6.9/10, based on 37 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though City on a Hill's meandering story can't quite match its ambitions, it's entertaining—and even occasionally riveting—to watch Kevin Bacon and company take on bureaucracy." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".