Hill Street Blues rewrote the rules of television drama. Set inside an overworked urban precinct within an unnamed city, Steven Bochco and Michael Kozoll's gritty series introduced a level of realism ...

The cast of Hill Street Blues, the show that changed American TV. From left to right: Bruce Weitz, Michael Warren, Charles Haid, James B. Sikking That’s a big claim, but it’s true. The show centered ...

Before there was "The Wire," before there was "The Shield," before there was even "Law & Order," there was "Hill Street Blues." While it may not be as well remembered in the 21st century as other ...

The Wire revolutionized the police procedural with its dark realism and serialized storytelling, but it never would’ve existed if it hadn’t been for Hill Street Blues. David Simon channeled his years ...