Tales of the City
Seen it?1993 | 1 seasons | 60 min | Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Tell Me Lies or The Haunting of Bly Manor, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, hour-long episodes, about 5 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Mary Ann Singleton, a naïve young secretary from the mid-west, tumbles head first into the colorful world of San Francisco, where carefree chaos revolves around the funky old apartment house at 28 Barbary Lane.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 Peabody Award: Peabody Awards: Best Film or Mini-Series Made for Cable TV. Also nominated for 2 Emmys and 2 BAFTAs. Plus 3 other awards.
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Armistead Maupin, Richard Kramer
- Olympia DukakisAnna Madrigal
- Donald MoffatEdgar Halcyon
- Chloe WebbMona Ramsey
- Laura LinneyMary Ann Singleton
- Marcus D'AmicoMichael "Mouse" Tolliver
- Thomas GibsonBeauchamp Day
- Paul GrossBrian Hawkins
- Barbara GarrickDeDe Halcyon Day
- Billy CampbellJon Fielding
- Nina FochFrannie Halcyon