Prince of the City (2012): Cast & Plot

Danny Ciello is a NYPD narcotics detective who operates within the Special Investigative Unit (SIU). In a city where undercover work and high-stakes investigations are the norm, Ciello and his colleagues are known as the Princes of the City—sleek, confident, and largely left to their own devices as they prosecute cases with broad leeway. That autonomy comes with a price: they’re also linked to a spectrum of shady practices, including skimming money from criminals and supplying informants with stolen drugs to resell. The unit’s culture of impunity is a backbone of the story, painting a careful, unflinching look at how power and temptation can bend the rules in the pursuit of turning a case.