Name: Show Me a Hero
Genre: Series
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Alfred Molina, Catherine Keener, Oscar Isaac, Alfred Molina

A miniseries exploring notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY.

Show Me a Hero

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Drama • 2015 • 18

Nick Wasicsko becomes the youngest big-city mayor in America. Even before he is inaugurated, the obligation to build public housing in the white neighborhoods of Yonkers looms over his new administration.

Show Me a Hero S1 Ep01

All hell breaks loose as the Yonkers mayor and City Council are given an ultimatum by a federal judge weary of further delay.

Show Me a Hero S1 Ep02

Mayor Wasicsko finally achieves some consensus and rams through a housing plan with a tough vote, and housing officials finally begin to plan to build the new townhomes.

Show Me a Hero S1 Ep03

A new mayor pledges to oppose the housing, even though it is never quite clear what he might be able to do in that regard.

Show Me a Hero S1 Ep04

Armed with a growing recognition that he had fought on the side of angels in the battle over the housing, Wasicsko plans his political comeback, while the residents for the new townhouses are screened.

Show Me a Hero S1 Ep05

A comprehensive orientation process awaits the incoming residents, and many have second thoughts about moving into neighborhoods that don’t welcome them.