( CNN ) -- David Simon has gotten behind a `` Hero . '' According to The Hollywood Reporter , the `` Wire '' creator will be co-producing `` Show Me a Hero , '' a six-hour miniseries to air on HBO . ( HBO , like CNN , is a unit of Time Warner . ) The program fits in perfectly with Simon 's concerns about race , class and the political conflicts they spawn . It 's based on a 1999 nonfiction work by Lisa Belkin about a battle over housing in Yonkers , New York , just north of New York City . An effort to add low-income housing to the city 's east side led to a ferocious court case , angry demonstrations , tribal politics and , eventually , a suicide . The book has been compared to J. Anthony Lukas ' classic work about Boston 's busing crisis , `` Common Ground . '' `` Show Me a Hero '' comes with a sterling pedigree . Besides Simon , Oscar winner Paul Haggis ( `` Crash , '' `` Million Dollar Baby '' ) has signed on to direct , and Catherine Keener ( `` Capote , '' `` Captain Phillips '' ) and Oscar Isaac ( `` Inside Llewyn Davis '' ) are set to star . Simon will co-write the script with William F. Zorzi . Simon 's most recent series , `` Treme , '' wrapped up its run on HBO last December .
David Simon 's new show : ` ` Show Me a Hero , '' a one - hour miniseries . Program will be directed by Paul Haggis , star Catherine Keener , Oscar nominee . Work touches on issues of race , class , politics .