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American Crime is an American anthology crime drama television series created by John Ridley that aired on ABC from March 5, 2015, to April 30, 2017. The first season centers on race, class, and gender politics as it follows the lives of the participants in a trial who are forever changed during the legal process.

The series follows an anthology format with each season featuring a self-contained story with new characters, often played by the same group of actors. Actors featured prominently in all three seasons include Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Richard Cabral, Benito Martinez, Lili Taylor, and Regina King; while Elvis Nolasco and Connor Jessup have starring roles in two seasons.

The series was renewed for a second season in May 2015. The second season, which premiered on-demand on December 17, 2015, and premiered on ABC on January 6, 2016, In May 2016, ABC renewed the series for a third season, which premiered on March 12, 2017. On May 11, 2017, ABC cancelled the series after three seasons.

All three seasons of American Crime received critical acclaim. In 2015, the series received ten Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including for Outstanding Limited Series, Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Ridley), Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Huffman), Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Hutton), Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie (Cabral), and a win for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (King). In 2016, it received four Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including another for Outstanding Limited Series, with Huffman and Taylor being both nominated for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie and King receiving a second win for Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.

Overview

The first season takes place in Modesto, California, where a war veteran becomes the victim of a home invasion gone wrong and the lives of four people are forever changed after each one is connected to the crime.

The second season takes place in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the co-captains of a private school's basketball team are accused of sexually assaulting a male classmate and posting photographs of the incident online.

The third season takes place in Alamance County, North Carolina, where five people struggle to survive in a place where the American Dream comes with a price.

Cast and characters

Season 1

Main

• Felicity Huffman as Barbara "Barb" Hanlon
• Timothy Hutton as Russ Skokie
• W. Earl Brown as Thomas "Tom" Carlin
• Richard Cabral as Hector Tontz
• Caitlin Gerard as Aubry Taylor
• Benito Martinez as Alonzo Gutiérrez
• Penelope Ann Miller as Eve Carlin
• Elvis Nolasco as Carter Nix
• Johnny Ortiz as Anthony "Tony" Gutiérrez

Season 2

Main

• Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham, the private school's manipulative principal
• Timothy Hutton as Dan Sullivan, the school's basketball coach
• Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine, Taylor's mother
• Elvis Nolasco as Chris Dixon, a public school's principal
• Trevor Jackson as Kevin LaCroix, a private school student and captain of the basketball team
• Connor Jessup as Taylor Blaine, the sexual assault accuser
• Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner, the closeted gay basketball player accused of sexual assault by Taylor
• Angelique Rivera as Evy Dominguez, Taylor's girlfriend
• Regina King as Terri LaCroix, Kevin's strict mother

Season 3

Main

• Felicity Huffman as Jeanette Hesby
• Timothy Hutton as Nicholas Coates
• Lili Taylor as Clair Coates, Nicholas' wife
• Connor Jessup as Coy Henson, a young American who is addicted to drugs
• Richard Cabral as Isaac Castillo, a farm crew chief
• Benito Martinez as Luis Salazar, a father from Mexico who wants to find his missing son
• Regina King as Kimara Walters, a social worker who wants to have a baby

Recurring

• Sandra Oh as Abby Tanaka
• Cherry Jones as Laurie Ann Hesby, the matriarch of Hesby Farms
• Tim DeKay as JD Hesby, Laurie Ann's brother.
• Janel Moloney as Raelyn, Jeanette's sister, a single mother recently abandoned by her husband.
• Dallas Roberts as Carson Hesby, Jeanette's husband
• Ana Mulvoy-Ten as Shae Reese, a 17-year-old sex worker
• Mickaëlle X. Bizet as Gabrielle Durand, a Haitian woman, the nanny of the Coates' son
• Clayton Cardenas as Diego Castillo, Isaac's brother

Cast table

The following cast table only includes actors who appear in multiple seasons.

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Portrayer	Capacity and character per season
	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3
Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain
Timothy Hutton	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain
Richard Cabral	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CMain
Benito Martinez	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CGuest	Шаблон:CMain
Elvis Nolasco	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CNone
Lili Taylor	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain
Regina King	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain
Connor Jessup	Шаблон:CNone	Шаблон:CMain	Шаблон:CMain
Brent Anderson	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CNone
Shane Jacobsen	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CNone
Rey Herrera	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CNone
Joe Nemmers	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CNone
Emily Bergl	Шаблон:CNone	Шаблон:CRecurring	Шаблон:CGuest

Production

Development and casting

In October 2013, ABC announced it was developing a drama pilot created by John Ridley. In January 2014, ABC greenlighted the pilot, and signed a deal with Ridley to direct.

Elvis Nolasco and Caitlin Gerard were the first regular members to be cast, as announced on February 14, 2014. Later Richard Cabral, Johnny Ortiz, Benito Martinez and W. Earl Brown were cast for regular supporting roles in the pilot. In early March, Timothy Hutton was cast in a lead role as Russ, and Penelope Ann Miller signed on in a supporting role of the mother of the murdered man's wife. Soon thereafter, it was announced that Felicity Huffman was cast in the lead role of Barb Skokie, Russ' stoic ex-wife and mother of the murdered young man.

Filming

The pilot episode, along with further episodes, was filmed in Austin, Texas, which substitutes for the California city of Modesto. On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to the series for the 2014–15 television season.

Filming for the series moved to Los Angeles, California with the third season, as the show's production was awarded a California tax credit.

Episodes

Шаблон:Main List of American Crime episodes

Reception

Critical response

All three seasons of American Crime received widespread critical acclaim, with praise going towards the writing, directing, and the performances of its cast (particularly Felicity Huffman and Regina King). On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the overall series holds a 96% rating. On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the overall series received a score of 86 out of 100.

Season 1

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received a rating of 94% based on 47 reviews with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Raw, emotional portrayals of diverse characters in dire pain, mashed up with chilling narratives and a gutsy attitude make American Crime a must-see." On Metacritic, it garnered a score of 85 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Deadline Hollywood critic Dominic Patten said in his review: "the 11-episode limited series marks a resounding flag planting by network television and tells cable that it doesn't own poignant drama on our small screens." Critic Ed Bark praised the performance of Felicity Huffman and wrote that she would be a favorite to win at next year's Primetime Emmy Awards.

Season 2

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 95% rating based on 38 reviews with an average score of 8.1 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "American CrimeШаблон:'s intense second season infuses a complicated, topical story with genuine emotion, and patiently allows its narrative arc to develop without sacrificing momentum." On Metacritic, it has a score of 85 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".

Season 3

The third season received more acclaim than the first two seasons. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 100% rating, based on 31 reviews with an average score of 9 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "American Crime offers a unique anthology series filled with surprising revelations and compelling inter-connected narratives that opt for original, emotional human commentary instead of tired arguments over current events." On Metacritic, it has a score of 90 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Verne Gay of Newsday called it "Another brilliant, powerful, moving season of one of TV's best."

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (ET)	Episodes	Premiered		Ended		TV season	Rank	18–49 average	Overall viewership (including DVR)
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1	Шаблон:Nowrap	11	Шаблон:Nowrap	8.37	Шаблон:Nowrap	4.21	2014–15	#85	1.7	6.70
2	Шаблон:Nowrap	10	Шаблон:Nowrap	4.74	Шаблон:Nowrap	3.70	2015–16	#73	1.6	6.03
3	Шаблон:Nowrap	8	Шаблон:Nowrap	2.67	Шаблон:Nowrap	2.00	2016–17	#121	Шаблон:TableTBA	3.33

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
Season 1
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Limited Series	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Limited Series	Elvis Nolasco	Шаблон:Nom
67th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special	Kim Coleman and Beth Sepko Lindsay	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Timothy Hutton	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Limited Series	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or a Movie	Luyen Vu Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Special	Gregg Barbanell, Catherine Harper, Walter Newman, Pete Reynolds, Louie Schultz, Darleen Stoker, Bruce Tanis and Kenneth Young Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or a Movie	Ryan Davis, Ben Lowry and Rick Norman Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie	Richard Cabral Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie	Regina King Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Won
	Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special	John Ridley Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
20th Satellite Awards	Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama	Timothy Hutton	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Ensemble – Television Series	Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, W. Earl Brown, Regina King, Richard Cabral, Caitlin Gerard, Benito Martinez, Penelope Ann Miller, Elvis Nolasco, and Johnny Ortiz	Шаблон:Won
	Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Elvis Nolasco	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Regina King	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Television Series – Drama	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
47th NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Director in a Drama Series	John Ridley Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Won
		Millicent Shelton Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Regina King	Шаблон:Won
	Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Writer in a Drama Series	John Ridley Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Nom
73rd Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Miniseries or Television Film	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Regina King	Шаблон:Nom
Season 2
68th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
		Lili Taylor	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Limited Series	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Regina King Шаблон:Small	Шаблон:Won
7th Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Actress in a Movie or Limited Series	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
		Lili Taylor	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Supporting Actress in a Movie or Limited Series	Regina King	Шаблон:Won
74th Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Best Miniseries or Television Film	American Crime	Шаблон:Nom
23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
69th Writers Guild of America Awards	Long Form – Original	Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son	Шаблон:Nom
Season 3
69th Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Felicity Huffman	Шаблон:Nom
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie	Regina King	Шаблон:Nom

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