Boston-crime series City on a Hill renewed for season 3

Showtime's critically acclaimed Boston crime-drama series, City on a Hill, streaming on Disney+Hotstar has been renewed for a third season. The show featuring Emmy nominee Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge recently dropped its second season filled with twists and turns in the story of Jackie and Decourcy. With the renewal for season 3, fans are likely to see the protagonists encounter each other at career crossroads.

Emmy-winning executive producer and showrunner Tom Fontana, known for his work in HBO’s Oz and Canal Plus’ Borgia, with be returning for Season 3. The upcoming season will consist of eight hour-long episodes. With production set to resume in New York later this year, the next season is expected to premiere sometime in 2022. The release date is yet to be decided.

The next season will pick up after the events of the second, where protagonist Agent Jackie Rohr, who, unable to escape his past, gets ousted from the FBI. Season 2 focuses on a federal housing project in the Roxbury neighbourhood of Boston, tormented with drug-related violence and a distrust in local law enforcement.

The second season of the show featured Lauren E. Banks, Mark O’Brien, Amanda Clayton, Matthew Del Negro and Jill Hennessy with cameos from Pernell Walker, Lucia Ryan, Keiko Elizabeth, Kameron Kierce, Shannon Wallace, John Doman and Michael O’Keefe.

Along with Tom Fontana, City on a Hill is executive produced by Jennifer Todd, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jorge Zamacona, Barry Levinson, Chuck MacLean and Michael Cuesta. Bacon, Hodge and Michele Giordano take up the roles of co-executive producers.