In 2001, French director Jean-Xavier de Lestrade won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the film Murder on a Sunday Morning, about the wrongful murder conviction of a 15-year-old black teenager named Brenton Butler. The documentary offered a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the uphill battle waged by Butler's two public defenders, who fought to prove their young client's innocence against damning evidence – an eye witness's positive ID and Butler's own false, coerced confession.
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
For his next documentary, de Lestrade wanted to explore how the justice system works for a...
- 6/11/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Network: Netflix. Episodes: 10 (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: February 23, 2018 — April 19, 2018. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Regina King, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosley, David Lyons, Raúl Castillo, Zackary Momoh, Patrick Murney, Michelle Veintimilla, Nadia Alexander, Adriana DeMeo, and Coley Mustafa Speaks. TV show description: From creator Veena Sud, the Seven Seconds TV show is a crime anthology based on the Russian film, The Major, by writer and director Yuri Bykov. The first season unfolds in Jersey City, after a white police officer accidentally hits and critically injures Brenton Butler -- an African-American teenager. The ensuing cover-up only serves to ignite racially fueled community tensions. Read More…...
- 4/20/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch Is this series' time up? Has the Seven Seconds TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Netflix? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Seven Seconds, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? A Netflix crime anthology series, the first season of Seven Seconds stars Regina King, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosley, David Lyons, Raúl Castillo, Zackary Momoh, Patrick Murney, Michelle Veintimilla, Nadia Alexander, Adriana DeMeo, and Coley Mustafa Speaks. The drama unfolds in Jersey City, when a white police officer accidentally hits and critically injures Brenton Butler — an African-American teenager. After the young man dies, the...
- 4/19/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Time flies. Netflix has cancelled its Seven Seconds TV show after just one season. Reportedly, since there will be no season two of the once potential anthology series, the streaming service is likely to submit Seven Seconds for Emmy consideration as Limited Series: Drama. The Seven Seconds cancellation comes in just shy of two months after the Netflix TV series premiered, on February 23rd. A Netflix crime drama, Seven Seconds stars Regina King, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosley, David Lyons, Raúl Castillo, Zackary Momoh, Patrick Murney, Michelle Veintimilla, Nadia Alexander, Adriana DeMeo, and Coley Mustafa Speaks. The story unfolds in Jersey City, when a white police officer accidentally hits and critically injures African-American teen Brenton Butler. After the young man dies, the ensuing cover-up ignites racially fueled community tensions. Read More…...
- 4/19/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
What do you think of Kj Harper's investigation during the first season of the Seven Seconds TV show on Netflix? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether TV shows are cancelled or renewed. Netflix and other streaming platforms, however, collect their own data. If you've been watching this TV series, we'd love to know how you feel about the Seven Seconds season one episodes. We invite you to rate them for us, below. A Netflix crime anthology series, Seven Seconds stars Regina King, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosley, David Lyons, Raúl Castillo, Zackary Momoh, Patrick Murney, Michelle Veintimilla, Nadia Alexander, Adriana DeMeo, and Coley Mustafa Speaks. The drama unfolds in Jersey City, when a white police officer accidentally hits and critically injures Brenton Butler — an...
- 4/9/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
“Seven Seconds” is a series so intent on creating drama, it often forgets the point behind such weighty scenes of loss, grief, and anguish. Whether it’s overly focused on a squad of cops who are objectively bad men, or a little too keen to watch a brokenhearted mother weep, Veena Sud’s unwieldy Netflix original series is carried along by a sturdy “Law & Order” structure and another superb turn from Regina King.
Meet Kj Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a young assistant prosecutor who’s given a case the cops describe to her as a “slam-dunk.” That’s good, because Harper is in no shape to handle anything challenging. A semi-functioning alcoholic with a knack for falling asleep during her karaoke number, Kj is your classic self-hating narcissist. She will drink or sleep with anything that serves as a distraction from her painful existence, even though whatever she’s suffering...
Meet Kj Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey), a young assistant prosecutor who’s given a case the cops describe to her as a “slam-dunk.” That’s good, because Harper is in no shape to handle anything challenging. A semi-functioning alcoholic with a knack for falling asleep during her karaoke number, Kj is your classic self-hating narcissist. She will drink or sleep with anything that serves as a distraction from her painful existence, even though whatever she’s suffering...
- 2/24/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Netflix has released the full trailer for their new series Seven Seconds. This is our best look yet at the anthology crime series and it looks like it will tell a very heavy and intense story that touches on some hard-hitting issues. It looks like a great show and I'm looking forward to checking it out.
In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death. The new Netflix original series Seven Seconds gives viewers a glimpse into the human stories behind the headlines.In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century. From creator and executive producer,...
In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death. The new Netflix original series Seven Seconds gives viewers a glimpse into the human stories behind the headlines.In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century. From creator and executive producer,...
- 1/25/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
‘Seven Seconds’ Trailer: New Netflix Mystery Investigates the Aftermath of a Possible Police Killing
The last time Regina King played a grieving mother on TV, it was on one of the best episodes of 2017. A year later, in a different city, and on a different network, she’ll do the same in “Seven Seconds,” the latest anthology series from Netflix.
In the first full look at the series’ debut season, King plays the mother of Brenton Butler, a teenager who dies after being hit by a white police officer. In the bloody snow in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, assistant prosecutor Kj Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey) looks for answers that might help illuminate the case.
Read More:The 18 Netflix Original Series to Be Excited About in 2018
With drama inside and outside the courtroom, Harper seeks more information about Brenton’s life from his father (Russell Hornsby) and the community. The cast for this first season also features Raul Castillo, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosely, David Lyons,...
In the first full look at the series’ debut season, King plays the mother of Brenton Butler, a teenager who dies after being hit by a white police officer. In the bloody snow in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, assistant prosecutor Kj Harper (Clare-Hope Ashitey) looks for answers that might help illuminate the case.
Read More:The 18 Netflix Original Series to Be Excited About in 2018
With drama inside and outside the courtroom, Harper seeks more information about Brenton’s life from his father (Russell Hornsby) and the community. The cast for this first season also features Raul Castillo, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosely, David Lyons,...
- 1/24/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Netflix has released the official trailer and first-look images for Seven Seconds, its upcoming original crime anthology series created and executive produced by The Killing‘s Veena Sud. The logline: In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the…...
- 1/24/2018
- Deadline TV
Netflix has unveiled the first promo spot for their upcoming original anthology series Seven Seconds. The also offered some details on the series and it's pretty intriguing as it deals with some of today's controversial issues. Here's the synopsis:
In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death. The new Netflix original series Seven Seconds gives viewers a glimpse into the human stories behind the headlines.In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century. From creator and executive producer, Veena Sud (The Killing) comes Seven Seconds – a thrilling new anthology crime drama that explores the human stories behind the headlines.
In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death. The new Netflix original series Seven Seconds gives viewers a glimpse into the human stories behind the headlines.In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century. From creator and executive producer, Veena Sud (The Killing) comes Seven Seconds – a thrilling new anthology crime drama that explores the human stories behind the headlines.
- 12/22/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper follows the case of the serial killer in South Central Los Angeles that spans more than 20 years. The first murder took place in 1985, but an apparent 14-year break between murders earned him the nickname of “the Grim Sleeper.” Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in 2010 and is currently awaiting trial for almost a dozen women, though the number could increase. Though the case is a major part of the film, Broomfield also explores poverty, racism and the police investigation that failed to warn the neighborhood that a serial killer was suspected until 2008.
The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards. Here are seven other documentaries about murder in America that scored nominations (in chronological order):
Four Days in November (1964)
Released just a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination,...
Managing Editor
Nick Broomfield’s Tales of the Grim Sleeper follows the case of the serial killer in South Central Los Angeles that spans more than 20 years. The first murder took place in 1985, but an apparent 14-year break between murders earned him the nickname of “the Grim Sleeper.” Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in 2010 and is currently awaiting trial for almost a dozen women, though the number could increase. Though the case is a major part of the film, Broomfield also explores poverty, racism and the police investigation that failed to warn the neighborhood that a serial killer was suspected until 2008.
The film made the Academy’s documentary feature shortlist and could land a nomination at the 87th Academy Awards. Here are seven other documentaries about murder in America that scored nominations (in chronological order):
Four Days in November (1964)
Released just a year after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination,...
- 12/5/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
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