As of July 2026, The District Season 3 aired in 2002 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The District Season 3

2002 22 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, The District Season 3 is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 20 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Craig T. Nelson sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The District Season 3 earns its spot. The District Season 3 takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. Season 3 of The District includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 2002 to May 2003. This season stars Craig T. Craig T. Nelson and Jonathan LaPaglia lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2002. The District Season 3 resists tidy resolutions in a way that respects how messy real consequences actually are. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in The District Season 3. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Craig T. Nelson is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.

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🎬 The District Season 3 — Episode Guide

E1
Resurrection (1)
2002-09-28
The third-season opener picks up where the sophomore year ended, with Mannion struggling for his life after being shot on his boat and falling overboard into the Potomac River. As he tries to pull himself ashore, his would-be assassin, the daughter of a Russian mobster, flees the scene and is hit by...
E2
Oil and Water (2)
2002-10-05
Mannion, who is presumed to be dead, pops up in Paris to follow the Government official he believes is behind the attempt on his life. Back in Washington, D.C., Temple is stopped for speeding and an officer finds cocaine in the car, but Temple claims the drugs are evidence he obtained at a crime sce...
E3
Explicit Activities
2002-10-12
Mannion goes head-to-head with the U.S. Attorney General and a tough civil-rights lawyer (Jaclyn Smith) in an emotionally charged episode. The investigation into the murder of an 11-year-old girl turns up the child's photo on a porn site, prompting Mannion to seek help from Attorney General Hatcher ...
E4
Drug Money
2002-10-19
Mannion investigates a series of robberies in which pharmaceuticals, mostly AIDS medications, were stolen; Temple worries about having to take a random drug test because of his failure to report that he used cocaine while undercover; Debreno reluctantly agrees to participate in a charity bachelor au...
E5
Faith
2002-10-26
When father Patrick Debreno is shot at a funeral, Mannion and his team start an investigation to discover who the shooter is. They search through Monsignor Banning (father Debreno's mentor) past and discover accusations against him on sexual abuse against a child. Suspecting that father Debreno was ...
E6
Old Wounds
2002-11-02
After a man crashes and dies and the police finds thousands of dollars with him, Mannion and his men start an investigation to prevent the dead guy's old girlfriend from being killed. Turns out an old shooter that killed one of Mannion's friend back in New York years ago is the hired killer they're ...
E7
The Second Man
2002-11-09
During a struggle, deputy chief Noland shoots a college student he believes is about to rob a convenience store with a gun, but the ensuing investigation doesn't turn up a weapon. Soon, Internal Affairs demands that Noland be suspended, but Mannion refuses to take his badge. Also, the student's weal...
E8
Free-Fire Zone
2002-11-16
A reporter accuses Mannion of committing a war crime in Vietnam 22 years ago by ordering 18 innocent people to be killed, and one of the chief's fellow soldiers confirms the story. Also: Temple and Debreno search for a 15-year-old boy they suspect is planning to carry out a murder in order to join a...
E9
Return of the King
2002-11-23
The wife of a heavyweight boxing champion is found murdered in her hotel room, and Temple, the first officer on the scene, comes under suspicion because of a past relationship with the victim, who was habitually abused by her husband. Also: a custodial worker at the police department is discovered t...
E10
Small Packages
2002-12-14
On Christmas Eve, Temple and Debreno hunt for three dwarfs disguised as elves who robbed a mission truck and were responsible for other thefts in the area, a billy goat who was part of a real-life nativity scene goes missing, Mannion is determined to fulfill "Santa's" promise to an 8 year old boy; P...
E11
Goodbye, Jenny
2003-01-18
Mannion tells Jenny McLure how his men arrested her brother while she is waiting for her final day. Jenny is dying from AIDS and Mannion makes sure her last days are filled with company and happiness. The cocaine found at Lester's apartment is missing, and Parras becomes of the main targets on the i...
E12
Untouchable
2003-01-25
One of Vanessa Cavanaugh's students commits what she taught to be a perfect murder. No evidence, no witnesses. After the murder confesses to Temple and Debreno his crime, he starts to play with Mannion, who can't seem to charge him since the confession wasn't recorded. Mannion is out to get him for ...
E13
Sacrifices
2003-02-01
A doctor who was reporting a crime sees Brander bring in a foreign criminal with a very suspicious disease, which she thinks might be Ebola. Instantly the office is put in quarantine. Without being able to get out, Mannion has to count on Ella, who was at home preparing for her wedding to keep the o...
E14
Blindsided
2003-02-08
While in L.A. Mannion unexpectedly meets up with Vanessa Cavanaugh and offers her a ride. Unfortunately the rental care is carjacked and the pair find themselves stranded in a deserted part of town after they get carjacked. Back in Washington, Deputy Mayor Lockhart asks Debreno to help her find a bl...
E15
Back in the Saddle
2003-02-15
Debreno is assigned to protect a country singer, scheduled to sing at the Kennedy Center Honors, who's receiving death threats; Elsewhere, in an effort to lead by example, Mannion hits the streets as a uniformed cop to make quality-of-life arrests on charges such as disorderly conduct, gambling and ...
E16
Last Waltz
2003-02-22
Mannion's uncle, a retired New York City cop, visits and immediately gets involved in a murder case/jewelry heist; Debreno and Nancy transport a woman who witnessed a fatal shooting to Chicago, where she is scheduled to testify. But, she persuades her escorts to let her first visit her estranged dau...
E17
Where There's Smoke
2003-03-15
After a shrinking budget forces Mannion to lay off officers, he takes on a powerful city commissioner he believes is partly responsible for the cutbacks. But the move upsets the mayor, who then looks for an excuse to fire the chief. Also: a congressional witness in a fraud trial claims key case docu...
E18
Bloodlines
2003-04-12
After a black prostitute is found murdered with the inscription "Respect the Order" attached to her body, Mannion and his team start a deep investigation that leads to a racial criminal who started serial killing African-Americans who were involved with white people. Meanwhile, Parras sees her fathe...
E19
Criminally Insane
2003-04-26
The mayor is more determined to remove Mannion from office after a man is arrested and dies while in custody, apparently, due to an officer's failure to follow proper procedures. Things get even more intense between the two rivals when the mayor's mentally disturbed son goes missing after being take...
E20
Rage
2003-05-03
After a video where Brander arrests a drug addict is made public and turned into a abuse of power issue, the Mayor demands that Mannion fires Brander, which he refuses to do giving that the man was found innocent. Instantly, a major riot breaks out in the city, with the citizens protesting and attac...

🎭 Cast of The District Season 3

Craig T. Nelson
Craig T. Nelson
Jack Mannion
Jonathan LaPaglia
Jonathan LaPaglia
Kevin Debreno
Roger Aaron Brown
Roger Aaron Brown
Joe Noland
Lynne Thigpen
Lynne Thigpen
Ella Farmer
Sean Patrick Thomas
Sean Patrick Thomas
Temple Page
Elizabeth Marvel
Elizabeth Marvel
Nancy Parras

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