Tag: Daniel Stern

  • HBO to exclusively premier ‘Show Me A Hero’ in India

    HBO to exclusively premier ‘Show Me A Hero’ in India

    MUMBAI: Show Me A Hero is a six-part miniseries which will explore the concepts of home, race and community while following the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats and citizens in Yonkers, N.Y. The show stars James Belushi, Winona Ryder, Clarke Peters, Jon Bernthal, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, Daniel Stern, Bob Balaban, Alfred Molina, Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, Carla Quevedo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Natalie Paul, Dominique Fishback, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David.

    In episode 1, Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost? Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over his newadministration

    In episode 2, all hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judgeweary of further delay.  Meanwhile, public housing residents trapped in the deteriorating projects of West Yonkerswatch and wait as the white residents of East Yonkers make clear just how opposed they are.

    Show Me a Hero first and second episodes air in India on Monday, August 17. The subsequent four parts of the miniseries will debut on Monday, August 24 & Monday, August 31, with two episodes back-to-back from 10 p.m. onwards on HBO Defined, 100% ad- free.

  • HBO to debut mini-series ‘Show Me a Hero’ on 17 August

    HBO to debut mini-series ‘Show Me a Hero’ on 17 August

    MUMBAI: HBO is all set to premiere its new mini-series drama Show Me a Hero, in India on 17 August at 10 pm.

     

    The series will be aired 100 per cent ad-free on HBO Defined.

     

    Based on the non-fiction book by Lis Belkin of the same name, created by David Simon and directed by Paul Haggis, the six-part miniseries will explore the concepts of home, race and community while following the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats and citizens in Yonkers, N.Y.

     

    Show Me a Hero will premiere on 17 August with the first and second episodes back-to-back. The next four parts of the miniseries will air on 24 August (episodes 3 & 4) and 31 August (episodes 5 & 6) from 10 pm onwards.

     

    Show Me A Hero stars James Belushi, Winona Ryder, Clarke Peters, Jon Bernthal, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, Daniel Stern, Bob Balaban, Alfred Molina, Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, Carla Quevedo, Ilfenesh Hadera, Natalie Paul, Dominique Fishback, Terry Kinney and Michael Stahl-David.

     

    “HBO has always aired a diverse genre of shows. This time round the channel brings Show Me a Hero, a real-life racial drama for an audience who loves political stories as well as for those who are entertainment enthusiasts. The show also comprises an amazing and an extremely talented star cast,” said HBO director, marketing and business development Shonali Bedi.