Quick Info
Status: Canceled
Network: ABC
Type: Scripted
Rating: 6.8/10
American Crime
Overview
An anthology drama focusing on all aspects of the U.S. criminal justice system dealing with crimes committed in America.
This production, originally released in 2015, has captivated audiences with its unique storytelling. As a Scripted series, it brings a fresh perspective to the Drama, Crime, Mystery genre, maintaining a strong viewer rating of 6.8 across its 3 seasons.
- Storyline Highlights:
- • Explores themes within Drama and Crime.
- • Produced in United States of America.
- • Original Language: English.
Starring Cast
Felicity Huffman
Jeanette Hesby
Timothy Hutton
Nicholas Coates
Lili Taylor
Clair Coates
Connor Jessup
Coy Henson
Richard Cabral
Isaac Castillo
Benito Martinez
Luis Salazar
Regina King
Kimara Walters
Seasons
Season 1
11 Episodes • Aired 2015-03-05
A young couple in Modesto, California were brutally attacked in their home leaving Matt Skokie, a war vet, murdered, and his wife, Gwen, unconscious, barely hanging on. The crime sends shock waves throughout the community stirring up tensions across socioeconomic and racial lines - from the points of view of all those involved.
Season 2
10 Episodes • Aired 2016-01-06
The second season of American Crime is set in the U.S. Midwest -- representative of the canvas that is America -- at two high schools, one public and one private. Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy, Taylor Blaine, are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when Taylor accuses two players on an elite private high school’s championship basketball team, Kevin LaCroix and Eric Tanner, of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online.
Season 3
8 Episodes • Aired 2017-03-12
When a father, Luis Salazar, travels illegally from Mexico into the United States to search for his missing son, he discovers that modern servitude is thriving in the farmlands and agricultural communities. Promised a job and a place to live, these laborers find themselves forced to live in abject poverty. Required to pay for their own food and other essentials, what little money they make is paid back to their employers, and because they will forever be in debt, they can never leave.