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Seven Seconds - Season 1
How long does it take to bury the truth? In this series, a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop, leading to high tensions between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City.
10 September 1954, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
16 August 1985, UK
17 September 1967, Bronx, New York, USA
15 August 1962, Ponce, Puerto Rico
February 22, 2018
With each episode, [Veena] Sud and her writers demonstrate a sharpened skill for pace and revelation, along with gracefully subtle ruminations on corruption, racial profiling and - more profoundly - the very nature of morality.
February 22, 2018
I would have gladly given Sud a few extra seconds to edit Seven Seconds into the series it wants to be, the series that both the cast and the audience deserve.
February 22, 2018
The juxtaposition of Ashitey's hard-drinking and messy prosecutor with King's churchgoing mother is a necessary representation of two different, fully developed black women on television.
February 22, 2018
The series still works, mostly, as a binge-able drama, thanks to the various twists and revelations about characters, including the victim; and the general strength of the cast, led by King and Ashitey, a British actress with a very bright future.
February 21, 2018
A show that is so full of pregnant pauses and self-important segues that it becomes frustrating in the way it wallows in its darkness.
February 22, 2018
... while it tries to make big statements about police and race relations in America, it gets lost in a sea of unlikable characters and predictable plotlines.
February 21, 2018
Seven Seconds can be a bit obvious at times - a shot of blood in the snow with the Statue of Liberty seen off in the distance - but ultimately it settles into a worthwhile character-driven crime thriller.
February 22, 2018
At its best, Seven Seconds is a masterclass in acting from Regina King and veteran actor Russell Hornsby, who both bring Emmy-worthy performances.
February 22, 2018
It is tough, unflinching and told with great skill...Sud's series is also almost documentary in style, telling this highly emotional story in all its intricate nuance.
February 22, 2018
For all the story's shortcomings, you'll come back for the acting.