Directed by:
Paul HaggisCinematography:
Andrij ParekhComposer:
Nathan LarsonCast:
Oscar Isaac, Catherine Keener, Jim Belushi, Stephen Gevedon, Hilary Mann, Christian Keiber, John Bianco, Paul Borghese, Craig DiFrancia, J. Mallory McCree (more)Episodes(6)
Plots(1)
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis when federal courts ordered public housing built in the white, middle class side of town, dividing the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics. In an America generations removed from the greatest civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the young mayor (Oscar Isaac) of a mid-sized American city is faced with a federal court order that says he must build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town. His attempt to do so tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys the mayor and his political future. From creator David Simon (HBO's "Treme" and "The Wire") and director Paul Haggis ("Crash"), and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, the six-part miniseries SHOW ME A HERO explores notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY. (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
![Luke Kirby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/916/159916700_303a69.jpg)
Luke Kirby
Canada
Best series:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
![Michael Potts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/240/163240261_297b16.jpg)
Michael Potts
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
True Detective (2014) (series)
Oz (1997) (series)
![Michael Stahl-David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276888_442e49.jpg)
Michael Stahl-David
USA
Best series:
Narcos (2015) (series)
The Black Donnellys (2007) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
![Jordan Dean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/192/159192176_86d429.jpg)
Jordan Dean
Best series:
Marvel - The Punisher (2017) (series)
The Sinner (2017) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
![John Palumbo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/500/158500535_30d17f.jpg)
John Palumbo
USA
Best series:
Oz (1997) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Forever (2014) (series)
Jenna Stern
USA
Best series:
House of Cards (2013) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
Liam Mitchell
Best series:
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Law & Order (1990) (series)
![Bruce Altman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277369_b1294d.jpg)
Bruce Altman
USA
Best series:
Suits (2011) (series)
The Sopranos (1999) (series)
Mr. Robot (2015) (series)
Aly Mang
USA
Best series:
The Knick (2014) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
The Get Down (2016) (series)
![Paul Haggis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274420_36b9a1.jpg)
Paul Haggis
Canada
Best series:
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Entourage (2004) (series)
![Terry Kinney](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/053/166053463_e1a6f5.jpg)
Terry Kinney
USA
Melanie Nicholls-King
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
Anne with an E (2017) (series)
Jeff Lima
Best series:
Chicago Fire (2012) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Blue Bloods (2010) (series)
Julito McCullum
USA
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
![Lou Martini Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/640/162640178_252a15.jpg)
Lou Martini Jr.
Best series:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Black Donnellys (2007) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
![Jordan Bridges](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/275/275083_7a4cbd.jpg)
Jordan Bridges
USA
Best series:
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
WeCrashed (2022) (series)
Palm Royale (2024) (series)
Natalie Carter
Best series:
Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019) (series)
Orange Is the New Black (2013) (series)
In Treatment (2008) (series)
Jeremy Davidson
USA
Best series:
The Americans (2013) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
White Collar (2009) (series)
![Genevieve Hudson-Price](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726589_a91eac.jpg)
Genevieve Hudson-Price
Best series:
The Wire (2002) (series)
The Deuce (2017) (series)
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
![Wanda Nobles Colon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538360_b54d36.jpg)
Wanda Nobles Colon
Best series:
Show Me a Hero (2015) (series)
Bull (2016) (series)