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Shots Fired - Season 1
In Carolina, people live in peace and harmony, but once, when an African American police officer, murders a white student, who was unarmed, the town suffers from the violent and destruction that follows that horrible accident, as racial discrimination begins and old cases reopened.
16 December 1974, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
12 February 1987, Enfield, Middlesex, England, UK
15 June 1963, Culver City, California, USA
14 December 1998, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
March 28, 2017
Compelling drama tackles race from multiple points of view.
March 22, 2017
Ambitious and intelligent, but also a sprawl that can't quite master all the big themes and ideas.
March 28, 2017
There are two really compelling reasons to watch: James and Lathan. You'll wonder why she isn't a bigger TV star, and you'll expect him to be one soon.
April 03, 2017
Shots Fired isn't afraid to tackle heavy social with smarts and nuance
March 24, 2017
Like American Crime or We Rise Up, it's still compelling viewing worth some attention.
April 12, 2017
Gripping and complicated, we don't know much yet about what's really going on in Shots Fired, but I do know that whatever is ahead is going to be absolutely devastating.
March 23, 2017
Shots Fired has melded commercial and artistic impulses to create a highly entertaining series about entrenched racism.
April 14, 2017
It's a tough crime series, almost documentary in style, about what police call "a good kill", set in black neighbourhoods we rarely see on TV. It's directed with cool competence, and given a highly cinematic look by director of photography Tami Reiker.
March 23, 2017
Given how polarized our real-life political dialogue has become, it's great to see an ambitious series tackle a tough social issue by asking viewers to feel a little empathy, first.