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Philly DA: Breaking the Law

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DA Larry Krasner's mission to transform Philadelphia's criminal justice system from within

Do you have to destroy the system to get the change you want? With the police facing accusations of corruption and racism, a new district attorney takes on the establishment.

A groundbreaking eight-part series with extraordinary access to the shock election in 2017 and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's controversial and uncompromising new district attorney. 

As the verteran civil rights lawyer turned prosecutor and his new team take charge, the series follows his radical experiment to upend the criminal justice system from within.

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Yoni Brook

Ted Passon

Nicole Salazar

Philly DA: Breaking the Law: Series 1: We Came to Bring Change

We Came to Bring Change

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Krasner tours law schools to recruit the next generation of ‘progressive prosecutors'.

Krasner tours law schools across the US to recruit the next generation of ‘progressive prosecutors.' Closer to home, one young intern catches Larry and lieutenant Bob's eye.

Krasner tours law schools across the States to recruit the next generation of ‘progressive prosecutors’ to work in his office. The activists crucial to Krasner’s election are frustrated by what they see as the too-slow pace of change. 

As Krasner and his team continue to fight for change, one young intern catches Larry and his lieutenant, Bob Listenbee’s eye – an ex-policeman, now training to be a lawyer, who represents a new generation wanting real change within the criminal justice system.

Philly DA: Breaking the Law: Series 1

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A groundbreaking eight-part series with extraordinary access to the shock election in 2017 and tumultuous first term of Larry Krasner, Philadelphia's controversial and uncompromising new district attorney. 

As the veteran civil rights lawyer turned prosecutor and his new team take charge, the series follows his radical experiment to upend the criminal justice system from within.

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