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The Corner is a 2000 HBO drama television miniseries based on the nonfiction book The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood (1997) by David Simon and Ed Burns, and adapted for television by Simon and David Mills. It premiered on HBO in the United States on April 16, 2000 and concluded its six-part run on May 21, 2000. The series was released on DVD on July 22, 2003. It won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries in 2000.
Original Release
04/16/2000 on hbo
US Release
04/16/2000
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| T.K. Carter | Gary McCullough |
| Khandi Alexander | Fran Boyd / Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd |
| Sean Nelson | DeAndre McCullough |
| Clarke Peters | Fat Curt |
| Glenn Plummer | George 'Blue' Epps |
| Toy Connor | Tyreeka Freamon |
| Maria Broom | Bunchie Boyd |
| Sylvester Lee Kirk | DeRodd |
| Corey Parker Robinson | R.C. |
| Reg E. Cathey | Scalio |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary's Blues | Sunday, 16 April 2000 |
| 2 | DeAndre's Blues | Sunday, 23 April 2000 |
| 3 | Fran's Blues | Sunday, 30 April 2000 |
| 4 | Dope Fiend Blues | Sunday, 07 May 2000 |
| 5 | Corner Boy Blues | Sunday, 14 May 2000 |
| 6 | Everyman's Blues | Sunday, 21 May 2000 |
Directors
Writers
Ed Burns, David Simon, David Mills
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| T.K. Carter | Gary McCullough |
| Khandi Alexander | Fran Boyd / Denise Francine 'Fran' Boyd |
| Sean Nelson | DeAndre McCullough |
| Clarke Peters | Fat Curt |
| Glenn Plummer | George 'Blue' Epps |
| Toy Connor | Tyreeka Freamon |
| Maria Broom | Bunchie Boyd |
| Sylvester Lee Kirk | DeRodd |
| Corey Parker Robinson | R.C. |
| Reg E. Cathey | Scalio |
| Charles S. Dutton | Self |
| Tyra Ferrell | Ella Thompson |
| Delon Browne | Boo |
| Neko Parham | Dinky |
| John Epps | Tae |
| Brian O'Neill | Officer Bob Brown |
| Tasha Smith | Veronica 'Ronnie' Boice / Veronica "Ronnie" Boice |
| Cyrus Farmer | Stevie Boyd |
| Bonita L. Cartwright | Roberta |
| Robin Michelle McClamb | Rita Hale |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David Mills | Executive Producer |
| Robert F. Colesberry | Executive Producer |
| David Simon | Executive Producer |
| Nina K. Noble | Producer |
| Antonia Ellis | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Won |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Won |
| 2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
