Riz Ahmed acted in an 8-part crime drama miniseries.
The Night Of is an American eight-part crime drama television miniseries based on Criminal Justice , a 2008 -- 09 British television series .. Criminal Justice. Criminal Justice ( TV series ). crime drama. crime drama. miniseries. miniseries. The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh .. Richard Price. Richard Price ( writer ). Steven Zaillian. Steven Zaillian. James Marsh. James Marsh ( director ). miniseries. miniseries. Broadcast on HBO , The Night Of premiered on July 10 , 2016 to critical acclaim .. HBO. HBO. The first episode premiered on June 24 , 2016 , via HBO on-demand .. HBO. HBO