List of Brotherhood episodes
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Brotherhood, an American television drama series created by Blake Masters
, premiered on July 9, 2006 on the cable network Showtime in the United States. It ended its first season on September 24, 2006. The show's second season debuted on September 30, 2007 and ended on December 2, 2007.
The show's third and final season premiered on November 2, 2008 and concluded on December 21, 2008. There are eleven episodes in the first season, ten in the second and eight in the third; the episodes are approximately 50 minutes long each. 29 episodes of Brotherhood aired.
Brotherhood is set in Providence
, Rhode Island
and centers on the Irish-American Caffee brothers, who hail from a fictional working-class neighborhood known as The Hill. Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke
) is a respected local politician, a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; Michael Caffee (Jason Isaacs
) is a professional criminal who is involved with the Irish Mob
of New England
.
Throughout the series, the brothers' professional and private lives are intertwined.
The first and second seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1
by CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount
).
The episode titles are references to religious texts for the first season and Bob Dylan
lyrics for the second season. The referenced text is written in italics below the title (for the bible references, the King James Version is used). The episode titles for the third season are paraphrased
quotes from Shakespeare
plays.
Blake Masters
Blake Masters is an American writer, director, and producer of films and television series. He is the creator of the Showtime television series Brotherhood, and developer of Law & Order: LA.Masters grew up in New England....
, premiered on July 9, 2006 on the cable network Showtime in the United States. It ended its first season on September 24, 2006. The show's second season debuted on September 30, 2007 and ended on December 2, 2007.
The show's third and final season premiered on November 2, 2008 and concluded on December 21, 2008. There are eleven episodes in the first season, ten in the second and eight in the third; the episodes are approximately 50 minutes long each. 29 episodes of Brotherhood aired.
Brotherhood is set in Providence
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
and centers on the Irish-American Caffee brothers, who hail from a fictional working-class neighborhood known as The Hill. Tommy Caffee (Jason Clarke
Jason Clarke (actor)
Jason Clarke is an Australian actor.-Life and career:Clarke has made many television appearances, including Murder Call, Wildside, Home and Away, Blue Heelers, All Saints, Farscape, White Collar Blue and Stingers...
) is a respected local politician, a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives; Michael Caffee (Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs
Jason Isaacs is an English actor born in Liverpool, who is best known for his performance as the villain Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, the brutal Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot and as lifelong criminal Michael Caffee in the internationally broadcast American television series...
) is a professional criminal who is involved with the Irish Mob
Irish Mob
The Irish Mob is one of the oldest organized crime groups in the United States, in existence since the early 19th century. Originating in Irish American street gangs of the 19th century — depicted in Herbert Asbury's 1928 book The Gangs of New York — the Irish Mob has appeared in most...
of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
.
Throughout the series, the brothers' professional and private lives are intertwined.
The first and second seasons have been released on DVD in Region 1
DVD region code
DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region...
by CBS Home Entertainment (distributed by Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
).
The episode titles are references to religious texts for the first season and Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
lyrics for the second season. The referenced text is written in italics below the title (for the bible references, the King James Version is used). The episode titles for the third season are paraphrased
Paraphrase
Paraphrase is restatement of a text or passages, using other words. The term "paraphrase" derives via the Latin "paraphrasis" from the Greek , meaning "additional manner of expression". The act of paraphrasing is also called "paraphrasis."...
quotes from Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
plays.
Series overview
| Season | Season premiere Season premiere In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:... |
Season finale Season finale A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program... |
Region 1 DVD region code DVD region codes are a digital-rights management technique designed to allow film distributors to control aspects of a release, including content, release date, and price, according to the region... |
1 | 11 | July 9, 2006 | September 24, 2006 | September 26, 2006 | 3 | |||||||
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| 2 | 10 | September 30, 2007 | December 2, 2007 | October 7, 2008 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | November 2, 2008 | December 21, 2008 | September 22, 2009 | ||||||||||||
Episode list
- The first column refers to the episode's number in the overall series.
- The second column refers to the episode's number in that particular season.
Season 1: 2006
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Season 2: 2007
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Season 3: 2008
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