{"id":76317,"date":"2016-07-10T13:37:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-10T13:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2016\/07\/10\/hbos-night-starring-riz-ahmed-john-turturro-premieres-july-10\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T02:58:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T02:58:16","slug":"hbos-night-starring-riz-ahmed-john-turturro-premieres-july-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/hbos-night-starring-riz-ahmed-john-turturro-premieres-july-10\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO’s ‘The Night Of’ Starring Riz Ahmed And John Turturro Premieres July 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

HBO’s ‘The Night Of’ Starring Riz Ahmed And John Turturro Premieres July 10<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

June 13, 2016<\/p>\n

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HBO’s upcoming series The Night Of<\/strong>, which stars John Turturro<\/strong> (\u201cFading Gigolo,\u201d \u201cO Brother, Where Art Thou?\u201d) and Riz Ahmed<\/strong> (\u201cNightcrawler\u201d) premiere Sunday, July 10 at 9:00pm ET\/PT.<\/p>\n

Directed by Steven Zaillian<\/strong> and James Marsh<\/strong> from teleplays by Richard Price<\/strong> and Zaillian, The Night Of delves into the intricacies of a complex New York City murder case with cultural and political overtones. The story examines the police investigation, the legal proceedings, the criminal justice system and the feral purgatory of Rikers Island, where the accused await trial for felony crimes.<\/p>\n

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The limited series\u2019 ensemble cast includes Michael Kenneth Williams<\/strong> (HBO\u2019s \u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d and \u201cBessie\u201d), Bill Camp<\/strong> (\u201c12 Years a Slave,\u201d \u201cBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)\u201d), Jeannie Berlin<\/strong> (\u201cInherent Vice\u201d), Poorna Jagannathan<\/strong> (\u201cThanks for Sharing\u201d), Payman Maadi<\/strong> (\u201cA Separation\u201d), Glenne Headly<\/strong> (\u201cDon Jon,\u201d \u201cDirty Rotten Scoundrels\u201d), Amara Karan<\/strong> (\u201cThe Darjeeling Limited\u201d), Sofia Black-D\u2019Elia<\/strong> (\u201cThe Immigrant\u201d), Paul Sparks<\/strong> (\u201cMud,\u201d HBO\u2019s \u201cBoardwalk Empire\u201d), Ben Shenkman<\/strong> (\u201cRoyal Pains,\u201d HBO\u2019s \u201cAngels in America\u201d), Afton Williamson<\/strong> (CINEMAX\u2019s \u201cBanshee\u201d), Paulo Costanzo<\/strong> (\u201cRoad Trip\u201d), Ned Eisenberg<\/strong> (\u201cLast Man Standing\u201d), Mohammad Bakri<\/strong> (\u201cLaila\u2019s Birthday\u201d), Nabil Elouahabi<\/strong> (\u201cZero Dark Thirty\u201d), Ashley Thomas<\/strong> (\u201cThe Man Inside\u201d), Glenn Fleshle<\/strong>r (\u201cA Most Violent Year\u201d), Chip Zien<\/strong> (\u201cUnited 93\u201d) and Max Casella<\/strong> (HBO\u2019s \u201cVinyl,\u201d \u201cInside Llewyn Davis\u201d).<\/p>\n

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The Night Of is an eight-part limited series created by Steven Zaillian and Richard Price. It is executive produced by Zaillian, Price, Jane Tranter, James Gandolfini<\/strong>, and Peter Moffat<\/strong>; co-executive produced by Garrett Basch, Nancy Sanders<\/strong> and Mark Armstrong<\/strong>. Filmed in and around Manhattan, the HBO series is based on the BBC\u2019s \u201cCriminal Justice,\u201d created by Peter Moffat.<\/p>\n

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