TIME: PHILLY DA Poses a Crucial and Timely Question
“a compelling portrait… the doc taps into a quintessentially American ideological conflict that now permeates every corner of our political arena.”
SCREEN DAILY: BERLINALE Review
“a riveting PBS eight-parter… Philly D.A.’s fast-moving, over-the-shoulder, fly on the wall pressure-cooker pace conveys perfectly the importance of what is at stake and the life-and-death issues on the table for Krasner.. a local level, real-life West Wing – certainly the stakes could hardly be higher for those trapped in Philadelphia’s tough- justice regime.”
VOX: 15 Groundbreaking, Unsettling, Joyous, Documentaries
“Philly D.A. is an eight-part documentary series about Krasner’s new role, and it’s thrilling and intriguing to watch. The first two episodes, which premiered at Sundance, are engrossing, fast paced, and clear about the stakes of the DA office trying to implement a new agenda while retaining public trust, and the challenges of trying to turn a ship in a new direction. ”
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER SUNDANCE REVIEW
“Those first two episodes mark an extraordinarily promising start for the series, which boasts impressive access to Larry Krasner's Philadelphia district attorney's office and a nuanced approach that works hard to give this specific situation universal ripples… A promising start for this nuanced and provocative look at American urban justice… “