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Show Me a Hero is a 2015 American miniseries based on the 1999 nonfiction book of the same name by former New York Times writer Lisa Belkin about Yonkers mayor (1987–89) Nick Wasicsko.
Season 1. Oldest First. 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 new administration. Ep 1 Part One. 54 mins.
- Paul Haggis
- 2015
- drama
Aug 13, 2015 · Scott Fitzgerald. Based on the true story of the development of low-income housing in Yonkers, New York in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, HBO’s “Show Me a Hero” is the TV event of the Summer, a mini-series that plays like a great American novel or a lost Sidney Lumet movie.
Show Me a Hero: With Oscar Isaac, Natalie Paul, Carla Quevedo, Peter Riegert. Nick Wasicsko takes office as mayor of Yonkers in 1987 and has to face the issue of building public housing in the white, middle-class side of town.
- (12K)
- 2015-08-16
- Drama, History
- 60
The miniseries by David Simon and Paul Haggis depicts the six-year battle of Nick Wasicsko, the youngest mayor of Yonkers, to build public housing units in a white neighborhood. It also explores the impact of the housing project on the black residents who faced violence, poverty and racism.
Watch the six-part drama based on the true story of Nick Wasicsko, who became the youngest big-city mayor in America and faced a racial crisis in Yonkers, NY. Learn about the housing plan, the federal lawsuit, and the political consequences of his decision.
Show Me A Hero. شو مي أيه هيرو. PG15. HD. America's youngest big-city mayor is engulfed in a racially divided maelstrom in Yonkers, New York - one that threatens his city's future while undermining his own ambitions. Drama. Episodes. Season 1. E1 • Part 1. Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America, but at what cost?
