The Night Of

*The Night Of*
The Night Of
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Richard Price; Steven Zaillian
Based on	Criminal Justice; by Peter Moffat
Written by	Richard Price; Steven Zaillian
Directed by	Steven Zaillian; James Marsh
Starring	John Turturro; Riz Ahmed; Bill Camp; Payman Maadi; Poorna Jagannathan; Sofia Black-D'Elia; Afton Williamson; Ben Shenkman; Jeannie Berlin; Paul Sparks; Ned Eisenberg; Nabil Elouahabi; Michael Kenneth Williams; Glenne Headly; Amara Karan; Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones; Mohammad Bakri; Ashley Thomas; Paulo Costanzo; Chip Zien; Glenn Fleshler;
Composer	Jeff Russo
Country of origin	United States
Original languages	English; Urdu;
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Steven Zaillian; Richard Price; Jane Tranter; James Gandolfini; Peter Moffat; Garrett Basch;
Producers	Mark A. Baker (pilot); Scott Ferguson;
Production locations	Manhattan; New York City;
Cinematography	Robert Elswit (pilot); Frederick Elmes; Igor Martinović;
Editors	Jay Cassidy (pilot); Nick Houy;
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	56–96 minutes
Production companies	BBC Worldwide Productions; Bad Wolf; Filmrights;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	July 10 –; August 28, 2016

The Night Of is a 2016 American eight-part crime drama miniseries based on the first series of Criminal Justice, a 2008 British series. The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (based on the original Criminal Justice plot by Peter Moffat), and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh. Broadcast on HBO, The Night Of premiered on July 10, 2016 to critical acclaim. The first episode premiered on June 24, 2016, via HBO's on-demand services. The Night Of received 14 Emmy nominations, winning five, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Riz Ahmed.