The Night Of - Episode #1

An eight-episode, original HBO drama, set in New York City, which delves into the heart of an intricate murder investigation. Jack Stone (played by John Turturro, a role originally intended for the late James Gandolfini) plays a defense attorney representing Naz, a naïve teenage boy of Pakistani descent who is accused of murdering an Upper Westside, teenage girl. The series traces both the police investigation and the criminal proceedings that follow, exploring in the process, the criminal justice system as a whole and in particular, the melting pot that is Rikers Island; New York City’s main jail complex where defendants await to stand trial.