When you first hear about the plot for the upcoming Fox drama <em>Shots Fired</em>, you may already feel exasperated. A show about a police shooting in a small North Carolina town and the racial unrest that follows probably sounds like a bit much considering it's something that keeps happening every few months around this country. But after a first look at the series through the official trailer, you might find yourself intrigued.
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For one, the cast is a good mix of young stars, veterans and Academy Award winners. It includes Sanaa Lathan, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Stephen Moyer (of <em>True Blood </em>fame), Mack Wilds and <em>Race </em>star Stephan James.
Secondly, there seems to be more to the story than the show's title lets on. After a Black police officer (Wilds) shoots an unarmed White college student (you see how they flipped it?), James's character, Preston, is brought on to prosecute the officer and Lathan's character, Ashe, is tasked with investigating the incident for the Department of Justice. But in the midst of dealing with that, the death of a Black teen, which wasn't investigated and covered up, is thrust into the spotlight causing the town to basically implode. It's the cops versus the people, and the community versus those in charge.
Thirdly and finally, its showrunners are the very talented husband-and-wife team of Gina Prince-Bythewood (<em>Love and Basketball</em>, <em>The Secret Life of Bees</em>, <em>Beyond the Lights</em>) and Reggie Rock Bythewood (<em>New York Undercover</em>, <em>Notorious</em>), who are both pretty great storytellers. There hope was that the series would reflect the happenings that have sparked protest and anger across the country, so the drama is obviously a timely one. Star <a href="http://deadline.com/2017/01/shots-fired-racially-charged-shootings-fox-tca-1201883308/" target="_blank">Richard Dreyfuss said at TCA</a> of the show, "We shot the most current show you’ll ever see. It’s exactly current with the world. As we were shooting, it was happening and then we left [Concord, NC] and it happened there. This is America."
<em>Shots</em> <em>Fired</em>, a 10-part drama,<em> </em>premieres on March 22 and could be another hit for Fox. Check out the trailer below and let us know if you plan on tuning in:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaHB0JlDfuE
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