Terry Gross

Actor CLARKE PETERS is one of the stars of the new Netflix series “The Boroughs”. In HBO show “The Wire” he played police detective Lester Freamon. He also co-starred in the HBO series “Treme”. In Spike Lee’s 2020 film “Da 5 Bloods”, Peters was one of the 4 Vietnam Veterans who returned to Vietnam decades after the war. He’s also been in London stage productions of the musicals “Guys and Dolls”, “Porgy and Bess”, and “Chicago”. He co-wrote and co-starred in the original production of the musical “5 Guys Named Moe”, which was first staged in London.

DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Apple TV miniseries Cape Fear, based on the 1957 novel by John D. MacDonald There have already been two intense films about an ex-convict terrorizing his former attorney. The first two episodes premiere Friday, June 5, with the rest streaming weekly.

DAVID BIANCULLI reviews the new Netflix series The Boroughs. The Duffer Brothers, the team behind the Netflix series “Stranger Things,” are executive producers. The Boroughs is also a show about sinister forces, mysterious creatures, and a group of neighborhood misfits who emerge as heroes. The series was created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews.