City So Real - Season 1 - Eps 3: With All Due Respect to the Candidate
During a bitterly cold Chicago winter, the petition process results in a mayoral ballot with a record 14 candidates. A historic verdict is reached in the Laquan McDonald murder trial, and the longest-tenured city alderman in Chicago history is federally indicted on corruption charges.
About City So Real
Title: City So Real
First Air Date: 2020-10-29
Last Air Date: 2020-10-29
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 5
Network: National Geographic
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Kartemquin Films, Participant, National Geographic Documentary Films
Synopsis
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Steve James’ fascinating and complex portrait of contemporary Chicago delivers a deep, multifaceted look into the soul of a quintessentially American city, set against the backdrop of its history-making 2019 mayoral election, and the tumultuous 2020 summer of COVID-19 and social upheaval following the police killing of George Floyd.
