The Line (SG) — Season 1, Episode 1: Pilot
60 min • 5 seasons, 47 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
Marcus Hill balances school, his friends Reggie Price, Corey Bennett, Daniel Morales and Daniel's little brother Mikey Morales, and a tense home life with his older brother Desmond while Detective Paul Rinaldi investigates a violent string of overdoses connected to a growing drug operation in the suburbs of Newark. After an encounter with a mid-level dealer named Darnell “Nell” Freeman at the boys school basketball court, Marcus and his friends are offered an easy opportunity to make quick money. Nell hands over a bag of drug product stamped with a line across the packaging, which Marcus, Reggie and Corey sell to Stacks, the leader of the Deuce Sevens. The episode ends as Marcus walks away with a handful of cash, enticed by how easy it was to make the money.
About The Line (SG)
Early 2000's. In an urban Newark neighborhood called Avon, a group of teenagers looking for respect and escape drift into small-time drug dealing, only to find themselves pulled into a growing network far bigger and more dangerous than they understand. Meanwhile, a nice yet somber detective named Paul Rinaldi investigates a string of violent overdoses connected to a growing drug operation in the same area.