{"id":54226,"date":"2023-05-12T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T21:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=54226"},"modified":"2023-05-12T17:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T21:00:59","slug":"the-cw-network-picks-up-dramatic-thriller-61st-street-starring-emmy-winner-courtney-b-vance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/05\/12\/the-cw-network-picks-up-dramatic-thriller-61st-street-starring-emmy-winner-courtney-b-vance\/","title":{"rendered":"The CW Network Picks Up Dramatic Thriller &#8220;61st Street&#8221; Starring Emmy-Winner Courtney B. Vance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54227\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/61st-street-5-12-2023-00150.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/61st-street-5-12-2023-00150.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/61st-street-5-12-2023-00150-300x173.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/> The CW Network has partnered with AMC Studios to air the two-season television event 61ST STREET, it was announced today by Brad Schwartz, President of Entertainment, The CW Network. Executive produced by Michael B. Jordan&#8217;s Outlier Society and starring two-time Emmy\u00ae-winner Courtney B. Vance (&#8220;<em>The People v. O.J. 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