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Homicide: Life On The Set

Homicide: Life On The Set

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Homicide: Life On The Set delves into the making of the multi-award-winning television show "Homicide: Life On The Street". This podcast features exclusive new interviews with the cast and crew, looking at what made this innovative show an enduring classic. Join us as we revisit the streets of Baltimore once again.
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Join Chris and Susan for a very special holiday episode honoring director Peter Medak whose prolific career included working with directors Alfred Hitchcock and David Lean and film industry icons Peter O'Toole and Peter Sellers, to directing six episodes of 'Homicide: Life on the Street' over the course of four seasons. We're also excited to offer …
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Please join Chris and Susan for a delightful conversation with Baltimore director and filmmaker Lee Bonner, who directed three terrific episodes of “Homicide: Life on the Street,” including the pivotal "Requiem for Adena." Get a behind-the-scenes peek at the show, Lee’s other film projects, and Baltimore filmmaking of the time. And if you'd like to…
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Join Chris and Susan for another deep dive behind the scenes of Homicide: Life on the Street. This week, we pull back the curtain on the Production Office with guests Cathy Kurtz, Kerry Craven, Greer Yeaton, and Tracey Frey. Learn about the inner workings of a network television series, and how such complicated logistics and split-second changes we…
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Hi everyone, it's Chris here. I hope you are well. Sadly we have had to postpone the release of our latest episode, as it's our biggest episode yet! We are joined by Cathy, Kerry, Greer, and Tracy from the Production office. And they have loads of behind the scenes stories from the making of the show. Please tune in next Thursday, 16th October for …
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Join Chris and Susan for a candid and entertaining ride of an episode, with Homicide's Daniel Baldwin, who portrayed Det. Beau Felton for 35 episodes, on Seasons 1-3. His character was also brought back, posthumously, in Season 5's two-part finale, and "Homicide: The Movie" in 2000. Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/h…
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Join Chris and me for a delightful conversation and a behind-the-scenes peek inside the “Homicide: Life on the Street” editing suite, with editors Jay Rabinowitz and Debbie Moran of the show’s editorial team. The techniques used in cutting the show became an integral part of its groundbreaking and award-winning, style Connect with us on Social Medi…
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Alex Zakrzewski and Dave Thompson discuss their experiences shooting Homicide: Life on the Street, from improvisational camerawork to behind-the-scenes tensions, offering insight into the show’s groundbreaking style, collaborative culture, and the unique challenges of creating vérité-style television drama. Connect with us on Social Media BlueSky h…
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Join Chris and Susan for a delightful chat with “Homicide” actor Peter Gerety, who played a Baltimore beat cop, Internal Affairs Detective, and ultimately Homicide Detective Stu Gharty, for 48 episodes, Seasons 4-7, 1996-1999. Peter’s acting experience stretches far and wide, including an amazing background in theater, film, and television. Listen …
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Welcome to the launch of our second season! After our One-Year Anniversary episode, Chris and Susan took a short break, and are ready to bring you another year of great behind-the-scenes conversations. To kick off year two we have a terrific chat with two of the documentary filmmakers responsible for the Emmy-nominated PBS doc “Anatomy of a Homicid…
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Join Chris and Susan for this EPIC EPISODE, as we celebrate the First Anniversary of our podcast, “Homicide: Life on the Set.” We look back on the year, but also take the opportunity to interview each other, on our personal journeys that brought us into the film business and ultimately to our shared, although different, experiences of the beloved T…
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Hi, all. It's Chris here. I hope you are well. Sadly, Susan and I are both unwell at the moment. We both have a nasty cold, which has prevented us from getting together to record our next show. We are both very sorry that we don't have a show for you this week. We plan to release our next episode on Thursday 13th March, so please keep an eye out th…
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This month we have a really special episode Chris and I know you will enjoy—an engaging conversation with Homicide Focus-Puller/1st Camera Assistant Boots Shelton, who has probably been mentioned in every one of our preceding episodes. Big thanks to Boots for his deep dive into the technical side of camera assisting and the unique skills the job re…
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Join Chris and Susan for another engaging, eye-opening conversation, this month with Toni Lewis who portrayed Det. Terri Stivers for 44 episodes. We think you'll really enjoy this one! Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Threads https://www.threads.net/@homi…
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Join Chris and Susan as they delve into the stylistic and philosophical origins of “Homicide” (including Jean Luc Goddard, the French New Wave, and "Laws of Gravity"), with director Nick Gomez and cinematographer and director Jean de Segonzac. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.insta…
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Join Chris and Susan for a frank discussion delving into the life and craft of an actor, with Melissa Leo, one of the original Homicide cast members portraying the first woman detective on the show, Sgt. Kay Howard. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram https://www.instagram.com/homicidepod/ Thread…
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Join Chris and Susan for a fun and informative conversation with three of Homicide’s assistant directors, Jay Tobias, Frank Ferro and Miles Perman, and their insights and memories of the logistical challenges and joy of working on the Baltimore-based cop show. Connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram …
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Join Chris and Susan for a candid and entertaining interview with Isabella Hofmann, who brought to life the complex character of Lt. Megan Russert. Hofmann offers great insight into the challenges and joys of portraying the many-layered Russert, whose professional journey took her from Lieutenant, to Captain, and back down to Detective. Meanwhile, …
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Susan and Chris pull up a chair in the coffee room and reflect on watching Homicide on Peacock. It's different from what we expected. Join us to find out more. If you enjoy this podcast, please connect with us and share the episodes on social media. You can connect with us here: BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/homicidepod.bsky.social Instagram htt…
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Chris and Susan are joined by “Homicide” sound crew members Lorenzo Millan and Paul Flinton for an entertaining peek behind the scenes at the challenges and chuckles of capturing the best sound possible on the fast-paced, non-traditional show. If you enjoy this podcast, please connect with us and share the episodes on social media You can connect w…
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Join Chris and Susan for an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at “Homicide: Life on the Street,” with journalist, author, writer, and producer David Simon. David delves candidly into how his award-winning 1991 book, “Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets,” was translated to the screen, how he learned to write for teleplays, and how the real crimes…
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Join Chris and Susan for a rousing discussion with actor Reed Diamond, who portrays Det. Mike Kellerman on the show, starting with his introduction in Season 4 and the two-part "Fire" episode in 1995. His last episode was in Season 7, in 1998, the two-part "Kellerman, P.I." "I've never had a creative experience at that level," Reed says. "And it fo…
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Susan and Chris are joined by gaffer Josh Spring and key grip Joe Kurtz for a deep dive behind the scenes. They discuss how the show was lit and the many lighting and grip inventions necessary to keep up with the groundbreaking nature of the show's shooting. If you enjoy this podcast, please connect with us and share the episodes on social media. Y…
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Susan and Chris are joined by actor Kyle Secor, who played Det. Tim Bayliss for all 7 seasons of Homicide and the movie. Kyle shares his memories of working on the show as an actor and director. Kyle’s website: https://www.kylesecor.net/ Kyle’s substack https://kylesecor.substack.com/p/a-homicide-origin-story?r=1sw5l&utm_medium=ios&triedRedirect=tr…
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Susan and Chris are joined by Homicide writers & producers Tom Fontana, Julie Martin, and Jorge Zamacona. Tom Fontana was the co-creator and showrunner of Homicide. Julie Martin and Jorge Zamacona were writers and later producers on the show. In this episode, we delve into the intricate art of crafting and producing gripping episodes of Homicide. W…
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Welcome to "Homicide: Life On The Set", a brand new monthly podcast offering an exclusive peek behind the curtains of the critically acclaimed series "Homicide: Life On The Street." Susan and Chris just wanted to thank you for listening to the podcast and engaging with us on social media. Mark your calendars for our upcoming episode, slated for rel…
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On our first episode of “Homicide: Life On The Set,” we're joined by Jean de Segonzac, the cinematographer for seasons 2-5 and director of six episodes and "Homicide: The Movie." Jean discusses the philosophy behind the lighting and distinctive camera movement in the show with Susan and Chris. He also shares his experience transitioning from Cinema…
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Welcome to "Homicide: Life On The Set", which is a brand new monthly podcast that takes a look behind the scenes at the multi-award-winning show "Homicide: Life On The Street." Each episode will feature an exclusive new interview with a member of the cast or crew of the show, looking at what made this show an enduring classic. Expect lots of fascin…
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