Is 'We Own This City' a Sequel to 'The Wire'?

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( ALL THE PIECES MATTER [We Own This City Asks Us to Look Backward]( While David Simon and George Pelecanos’s new series has plenty to say on its own, considering it as a sequel to The Wire enriches the experience. Photo: HBO Max Is the best way to understand David Simon and George Pelecanos’s new limited series, We Own This City, as a sequel to The Wire? Vulture’s review by my colleague Jen Chaney opens by [insisting]( that it’s not, Rolling Stone’s Alan Sepinwall [describes it]( as “less a sequel … than a rebuttal,” and Entertainment Weekly [goes with]( “spiritual sequel.” Maybe the clearest baseline is in James Poniewozik’s New York Times [review](: “It would be absurd to pretend not to notice the connection.” [Read The Story »]( Devour pop culture with us. [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Vulture and everything New York. The Latest TV Recaps • [The Flight Attendant:]( On the Rocks • [Under the Banner of Heaven:]( What We Find Broken • [Under the Banner of Heaven:]( Hidden Truths • [Top Chef: Houston:]( Heart and Soul Food • [Atlanta:]( Homegoing • [Ozark:]( If I Ruled the World • [Ozark:]( Mankind’s Problems Stories We Think You’ll Like 1. [Hollywood Can’t Leave Romancing the Stone Alone The deceptively effortless-seeming Kathleen Turner–Michael Douglas romantic adventure never spawned a franchise, but not for any lack of trying.]( By Alison Willmore 2. [Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin’s Double Act Won Late Night This Week Plus Mo Amer’s Kimmel debut and Quinta Brunson’s magician horror story.]( By Bethy Squires 3. [In Memory, Liam Neeson Gets to Act More Than Usual Martin Campbell’s hitman-with-dementia film offers visceral violence and surprising anguish.]( By Bilge Ebiri 4. [Gaspar Noé’s Vortex Is His Most Human Film. And His Cruelest. Every second of this brutal, beautiful film seethes with emotion of an intensely personal kind.]( By Bilge Ebiri [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 3-Down, Four Letters: Former “momager” Lohan. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos by Getty Images Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. [The new Future album.]( When [Future]( announces a release date, we brace ourselves. He’s going to get inside our heads and stir up feelings we try to contain. Future records are playgrounds for the unrestrained straight male id. [Read more from Vulture]( Next week at Union Hall Vulture’s weekly comedy show, Pretty Major, will feature Jay Jurden, Glennis LaRoe, Ismael Loutfi, Moses Storm, Nat Towsen, and Zach Zimmerman. [Buy tickets here.]( Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY If you enjoyed reading Vulture’s daily newsletter, forward it to a friend. Or dive deeper into the Vulture universe with our other newsletters: • [1.5x Speed](: Podcast recommendations and listening notes from Nick Quah, sent every Wednesday. • [Buffering](: Joe Adalian reports on the streaming industry, sent every Thursday. • [The Housewives Institute Bulletin](: For dedicated students of the Reality TV Arts and Sciences, sent every other Friday. • [Vulture 10x10 Crossword](: A puzzle for pop-culture obsessives sent to your inbox every weekday. • [The Critics](: A weekly dispatch on the cultural discourse, sent Fridays. Introducing Dinner Party, a lively new evening newsletter about everything that just happened. [Sign up]( to get it every week night. [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=daily) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved