American Crime

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Television series
German title American Crime
Original title American Crime
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2015-2017
Production
company		 ABC Studios ,
International Famous Players Radio Pictures Corporation,
Stearns Castle Entertainment
length 43 minutes
Episodes 29 in 3 seasons ( list )
genre drama
idea John Ridley
production John Ridley ,
Michael J. McDonald
music Mark Isham
First broadcast March 5, 2015 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 March 16, 2015 on 13th Street
occupation
synchronization

American Crime is an American television series broadcast by ABC . The screenplay for the first season was written by Oscar-winning author John Ridley ( 12 Years a Slave ). The 11-episode first season aired in the United States from March 5 to May 14, 2015 on ABC. The German-language premiere took place from March 16 to May 25, 2015 on the pay TV channel 13th Street . The series is also available on Amazon Prime. After broadcasting the third season, ABC announced the discontinuation of the series in May 2017.

action

season 1

After their son and war veteran Matt is murdered in a burglary and his wife Gwen is badly injured, divorced parents Barbara Hanlon and Russ Skokie seek justice for the loss of their son. Matt's in-laws, whose daughter Gwen is in a coma, are also looking for a way to cope with the difficult situation. When the police arrest four suspects, undreamt-of secrets come to light, which put the two families of the victims before further tests. Meanwhile, the suspects and their relatives are fighting against racial discrimination, the American judicial system and the resentment of the victims' families.

season 2

Photos of Anne Blaine's son Taylor, who goes to an expensive private school on a scholarship, appear on social media , apparently showing him under the influence of drugs and alcohol. She then accuses the basketball team of raping their son and reports the incident to the school administration. While the headmistress tries to prevent an impending scandal, the mother seeks help from the police and the media.

season 3

The Hesby family increasingly employs illegal harvest workers on their farms in North Carolina as cheap labor to meet the purchase prices of the supermarkets. One of them is the Mexican Luis Salaza, who illegally entered the United States in search of his runaway son. When several workers are killed in a fire, Jeanette Hesby, one of the daughters-in-law of the farmer family, becomes interested in the working conditions of the harvest workers. Kimara Walters works for a non-governmental organization that cares about the fate of sexually exploited people. Among other things, she helps 17-year-old Shae to escape her pimp . Nicholas Coates, owner of a furniture company, is also struggling with falling prices on the market. His wife Claire hires Gabrielle from Haiti to take care of her son as a nanny and teach him French so she can spend more time with her husband.

Background and production

When nationwide demonstrations against racial discrimination and police arbitrariness broke out in the United States in July 2013, following the acquittal of the accused in the death of Trayvon Martins , ABC entertainment director Paul Lee began to think about a series that thematized contemporary America. In October 2013, ABC finally announced that it was working with John Ridley , the screenwriter of the movie 12 Years a Slave , on a pilot episode for the crime drama American Crime . Without specifying a specific release date, the project was released for production by ABC in early 2014 and the first season was ordered on May 8, 2014.

Elvis Nolasco and Caitlin Gerard were announced as actors for the first season on February 14, 2014 . Other roles were later cast by Timothy Hutton , Penelope Ann Miller , Benito Martinez , W. Earl Brown , Felicity Huffman and Regina King , among others . In November 2014, ABC announced that it would start airing the series on March 5, 2015. In early May 2015, American Crime was extended for a second season. A third season was ordered in May 2016.

American Crime is an anthology series in which each season has a largely constant cast, but a different storyline.

The first season is set in Modesto , California , but was shot in Austin, Texas .

The second season takes place in Indianapolis ( Indiana ) and is based on a comparable event that occurred at Carmel High School in 2010.

For season 3, the location of the action has been relocated to North Carolina and takes place in the city of Greensboro in Guilford County , among other places . However, filming took place in Southern California and South Carolina . The background to this is the lawsuit of several companies, including the Walt Disney Company , to which the television station ABC belongs, against a law passed by North Carolina in March 2016 that discriminates against transgender people. According to the producers, they were not allowed to shoot in North Carolina, although the US state offers little incentive for filmmakers.

Charisma

The 11-episode first season aired in the United States from March 5 to May 14, 2015 on ABC . The German-language premiere took place from March 16 to May 25, 2015 on the pay TV channel 13th Street .

The second season ran in the United States from January 6 to March 9, 2016 on ABC. The German-language first broadcast of the second season was from March 7 to April 4, 2016 on the pay-TV channel 13th Street.

Season 3 ran from March 12 to April 30, 2017 on ABC. From June 21 to July 5, 2017, the German-language premiere was shown on the pay TV channel 13th Street.

Cast and dubbing

The dubbing company SDI Media GmbH in Berlin is responsible for the German dubbing, directed by Dorette Hugo and Ursula Hugo .

season 1

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Barbara "Barb" Hanlon Felicity Huffman 1-11 Victoria Storm
Russ Skokie Timothy Hutton 1-11 Charles Rettinghaus
Thomas "Tom" Carlin W. Earl Brown 1-11 Lutz Schnell
Eve Carlin Penelope Ann Miller 1-11 Sabine Arnhold
Aubry Taylor Caitlin Gerard 1-11 Marie-Isabel Walke
Alonzo Gutiérrez Benito Martinez 1-11 Gerrit Hamann
Anthony "Tony" Gutiérrez Johnny Ortiz 1-11 Maximilian Artajo
Hector Tontz Richard Cabral 1-11 Constantin von Jascheroff
Carter Nix Elvis Nolasco 1-11 Asad Black
Jennifer "Jenny" Gutiérrez Gleendylis Inoa 1-11 Giovanna Winterfeldt
Nancy Straumberg Lili Taylor 2-9 Dorette Hugo
Aliyah Shadeed b. Doreen Nix Regina King 3-11 Svantje washer

season 2

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Leslie Graham Felicity Huffman 1-10 Victoria Storm
Dan Sullivan Timothy Hutton 1-10 Charles Rettinghaus
Terri LaCroix Regina King 1-10
Kevin Lacroix Trevor Jackson 1-10
Anne Blaine Lili Taylor 1-10
Taylor Blaine Connor Jessup 1-10
Chris Dixon Elvis Nolasco 1-10
Eric Tanner Joey Pollari 1-10
Evy Dominguez Angelique Rivera 1-10
Steph Sullivan Hope Davis 1-10 Marie Bierstedt
Michael LaCroix André L. Benjamin 1-10
Rhys Bashir Faran Tahir 1-5, 9
Becca Sullivan Sky Azure Van Vilet 1-2, 4-10 Yvonne Greitzke
Wes Baxter Michael Seitz 1, 3-7
Curt Tanner Brent Anderson 2-10
Lillah Tanner Emily Bergl 2-9
Charler Christopher Stanley 2, 4-5, 8
Monica Ava Stephanie Sigman 2-3, 9
Cammy Ross Lynn Blackburn 2-3, 7, 9-10
Peter Tanner Ty Doran 2-7, 9 Jeremias Koschorz
Sebastian de la Torre Richard Cabral 6-10

season 3

role actor Main role
(episodes) 		Supporting role
(episodes) 		Voice actor
Jeanette Hesby Felicity Huffman 1-8
Kimara Walters Regina King 1-8
Shae Reese Ana Mulvoy-Ten 1-6, 8 Josefin Hagen
Luis Salazar Benito Martinez 1-4
Isaac Castillo Richard Cabral 1-4, 8
Coy Henson Connor Jessup 1-4
Claire Coates Lili Taylor 4-8
Nicholas Coates Timothy Hutton 4-8
Gabrielle Durand Mickaëlle X. Bizet 4-8
Raelyn Boone Janel Moloney 1, 5-8
Laurie Ann Hesby Cherry Jones 1-2, 4, 8
Carson Hesby Dallas Roberts 1-5, 8
JD Hesby Tim DeKay 1-4, 7-8
Abby Tanaka Sandra Oh 1-2, 6, 8 Christin Marquitan
Dustin Eagers Kurt Krause 3-8 Christopher Kohn

Episode list

Awards

season 1

  • Nominations:
    • Critics' Choice Television Awards - Best Miniseries
    • Critics' Choice Television Awards - Best Actress in a Movie or Miniseries - Felicity Huffman
    • Critics' Choice Television Awards - Best Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries - Elvis Nolasco
    • Golden Globe Awards - Best Miniseries or Movie Made on TV
    • Golden Globe Awards - Best Actress in a Leading Actress - Miniseries or Movie Made for TV - Felicity Huffman
    • Golden Globe Awards - Best Supporting Actress - Series, Miniseries, or Movie made for TV - Regina King
    • NAACP Image Award - Best Series
    • Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Miniseries
    • Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Made for TV - Timothy Hutton
    • Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie Made for TV - Felicity Huffman
    • Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie - Richard Cabral
    • Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Screenplay in a Miniseries or a TV Movie - John Ridley
    • Satellite Awards - Best Television Series - Drama
    • Satellite Awards - Best Television Series - Drama
    • Satellite Awards - Best Actor in a Series - Drama - Timothy Hutton
    • Satellite Awards - Best Actress in a Series - Drama - Felicity Huffman
    • Satellite Awards - Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a TV Movie - Elvis Nolasco
    • Satellite Awards - Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a TV Movie - Regina King

season 2

season 3

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Nina Rehfeld: Series "American Crime": Murder has had its day as a crime. FAZ.NET, March 3, 2015, accessed on May 17, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: ABC To Tackle Race With Murder Drama From '12 Years A Slave 'Writer. Deadline, October 24, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2015 (English).
  4. ↑ Tambay A. Obenson: ABC Gives Green Light To Pilot John Ridley's Racially-Charged Murder Drama 'American Crime'. (No longer available online.) Shadow and Act, January 15, 2014, archived from the original on February 24, 2015 ; accessed on May 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / blogs.indiewire.com
  5. ↑ Cynthia Littleton: ABC Orders 'Marvel's Agent Carter,' 4 Other Dramas and 4 Comedies. Variety, May 8, 2014, accessed May 17, 2015 .
  6. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Gerlald McRaney joins TNT Pilot 'Agent X'; Duo Cast In ABC's 'American Crime'. Deadline, February 14, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2015 (English).
  7. ↑ Lesley Goldberg: Timothy Hutton to Star in John Ridley's ABC Drama. The Hollywood Reporter, March 5, 2014, accessed May 17, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Penelope Ann Miller Joins ABC's 'American Crime', Chris Butler In NBC's 'Lifesaver'. Deadline, March 5, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2015 (English).
  9. ↑ a b Nellie Andreeva: Benito Martinez & W. Earl Brown To Co-Star In John Ridley's ABC Pilot 'American Crime'. Deadline, March 3, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2015 .
  10. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Felicity Huffman To Star In John Ridley's ABC Pilot 'American Crime'. Deadline, March 7, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2015 (English).
  11. ↑ Henning Harder: American Crime: Regina King comes to the drama series of ABC. Serienjunkies.de, July 23, 2014, accessed May 17, 2015 .
  12. ↑ Adam Arndt: Start dates of American Crime and Secret and Lies at ABC. Serienjunkies.de, November 20, 2014, accessed on May 17, 2015 .
  13. ↑ Axel Schmitt: American Crime: ABC continues to hunt for criminals. Serienjunkies.de, May 8, 2014, accessed May 17, 2015 .
  14. ^ Nellie Andreeva: 'American Crime' Renewed For Season 3 By ABC . In: Deadline.com . May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  15. ^ Marijke Rowland: ABC crime drama will be set in Modesto; local reaction mixed. The Modesto Bee, June 22, 2014, accessed May 17, 2015 .
  16. ↑ Todd Connor: 'American Crime' season two storyline similar to hazing incident at Carmel High School in 2010. TheIndyChannel.com, January 6, 2014, accessed May 23, 2015 .
  17. ^ Rebecca Ayers: Film industry bypassing North Carolina due to HB2, lack of tax incentives. The Daily Tar Heel, March 20, 2017, accessed May 23, 2015 .
  18. ↑ Michael Remke: "Toilet Act" costs North Carolina hundreds of millions. Welt.de, April 21, 2016, accessed on May 23, 2015 .
  19. ↑ Theoden Janes: Why ABC's 'American Crime' is now set in NC (and why it wasn't allowed to be shot here). Charlotte Observer, March 7, 2017, accessed May 23, 2015 .
  20. ^ Nellie Andreeva: 'American Crime' Gets Return Date, New Time Slot On ABC. Deadline.com, November 6, 2015, accessed November 7, 2015 .
  21. ↑ Adam Arndt: American Crime: Season 2 premieres March at 13th Street. Serienjunkies.de, January 18, 2016, accessed on May 23, 2017 .
  22. ↑ Adam Arndt: American Crime: Season 3 from June on 13th Street. Serienjunkies.de, April 21, 2017, accessed on May 23, 2017 .
  23. ↑ a b c d American Crime in the German synchronous index