25 years after the series ended, the successful crime drama finally starts streaming

The successful crime series Murder: Life on the Street will finally be streaming soon. The news comes 25 years after the series ended in 1999.

The series, which ran for seven seasons from 1993 to 1999, was based on the book by David Simon. On social media, Simon announced that NBC had finally managed to clear the rights to the music that was used for Murder: Life on the Streetthe obvious obstacle that has kept the show from a proper streaming release. While no specific platform has been named yet, it seems that NBCUniversal’s Peacock would be the most likely platform.

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“It is said NBC has finally managed to secure the necessary music rights to Murder: Life on the Street to a streaming platformSimon said, before paying tribute to some of the show’s now-deceased stars. “Andre (Braugher), Richard (Belzer), Yaphet (Kotto), Ned (Beatty) and so many others who worked on this wonderful show in front of and behind the camera will soon have a full share of their legacy returned. Stay tuned for more details.”

In response to the request for clarification of the legal situation killingSimon added: “In the case of killingthe rights were negotiated long before streaming existed as a playback platform. Appropriate compensation for the new use had to be negotiated.”

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In December 2023, Simon had indicated that NBCUniversal “along with Fremantle on the overseas rights, is finally trying to acquire the music rights for killing for future streaming. There’s still a lot of work to be done to achieve that, though, as I’ve also been told… There’s a lot of licensed music on the show from a wide range of artists. They didn’t pay for future platforms (in the 1990s). And you know what? Artists deserve to be paid for their work that makes money for companies on various platforms.”

Homicide: Life on the Street will soon start streaming

The television series was developed by Paul Attanasio. It followed the homicide detectives of the Baltimore Police Department with a large ensemble cast. The show was connected to the law and order Franchise starring Richard Belzer’s John Munch as the main character. The cast also included Andre Braugher, Daniel Baldwin, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Melissa Leo, John Polito, Kyle Secor, Ned Beatty, Isabelle Hofmann, Reed Diamond, Jon Seda, Željko Ivanek and Giancarlo Esposito.

In the interest of the fans, a date for the streaming premiere will hopefully be announced soon for Murder: Life on the Street.

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Murder: Life on the Street

An American police series that documents the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department’s homicide squad.

Release date

31 January 1993

Pour

Richard Belzer, Clark Johnson, Yaphet Kotto, Andre Braugher, Melissa Leo, Jon Seda

Main genre

crime

Seasons

7

Creator

Paul Attanasio