SHOTS FIRED
From Gina Prince-Bythewood
(“Beyond the Lights,” “The
Secret Life of Bees,” “Love &
Basketball”) and Reggie Rock
Bythewood (“Notorious,” “New
York Undercover,” “Get on the
Bus”), SHOTS FIRED is a 10-hour
event series that examines the
dangerous aftermath of two
racially charged shootings in a
small Southern town, providing
an explosive autopsy of
our criminal justice system.
When JOSHUA BECK (Mack Wilds,
“The Wire”), an African-American
Sheriff’s deputy, kills an
unarmed white college student, a
small town in North Carolina is
turned upside-down. Before the
town has a chance to grapple
with this tragedy, the neglected
murder of an African-American
teen is brought to light,
opening wounds that threaten to
tear the community apart.
Leading the Department of
Justice’s inquiry into these
shootings is seasoned
investigator ASHE AKINO (Sanaa
Lathan, “The Perfect Guy,” “Love
and Basketball”) and a young
Special Prosecutor, PRESTON
TERRY (Stephan James, “Race,”
“Selma”), both of whom are
African-American. As they start
to peel back the layers of both
cases, they suspect a
cover-up that may involve some
of the state’s most powerful
people, including fiercely
political North Carolina
Governor PATRICIA EAMONS (guest
star Academy-, Emmy- and Golden
Globe-winning actress Helen
Hunt, “As Good As It Gets,” “The
Sessions”). She’s in a tough
re-election fight, and the
recent shootings in her state
are making it even tougher.
Meanwhile, real estate mogul and
owner of a privatized prison
ARLEN COX (Academy- and Golden
Globe Award-winning actor
Richard Dreyfuss, “The Goodbye
Girl,” “Jaws,” “Madoff”), is
pulled into the volatile debate
over policing in the town, and
LT. CALVERT BREELAND (Stephen
Moyer, “The Bastard
Executioner,” “True Blood”), a
seasoned veteran in the
Sheriff’s Department, gets
caught in the middle of the
investigation.
As Ashe and Preston navigate the
media attention, public debate
and social unrest that come with
such volatile cases, SHOTS FIRED
tackles the racial divide from
every seat in the house.
SHOTS FIRED is produced by 20th Century
Fox Television, in association
with Imagine Television and
Undisputed Cinema. The series is
created and executive-produced
by Gina Prince-Bythewood and
Reggie Rock Bythewood. Brian
Grazer and Francie Calfo also
serve as executive producers.
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