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Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds

20187.31 Season10 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.

Created by Gavin O'Connor
Written by J. David Shanks
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Clare-Hope Ashitey

Clare-Hope Ashitey

KJ Harper

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

Joe 'Fish' Rinaldi

Beau Knapp

Beau Knapp

Peter Jablonski

Regina King

Regina King

Latrice Butler

Russell Hornsby

Russell Hornsby

Isaiah Butler

Zackary Momoh

Zackary Momoh

Seth Butler

David Lyons

David Lyons

Mike Diangelo

Nadia Alexander

Nadia Alexander

Nadine

Raúl Castillo

Raúl Castillo

Felix Osorio

Michelle Veintimilla

Michelle Veintimilla

Marie Jablonski

Themes & Keywords

corruptionnew jerseyhit-and-runcover-upminiseriesrogue copracial tensionsocial issuesdarkgritty

About Seven Seconds

Seven Seconds is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of corruption, new jersey, hit-and-run, cover-up, miniseries, rogue cop. Created by Gavin O'Connor, it stars Clare-Hope Ashitey, Michael Mosley, Beau Knapp. Tensions run high between African American citizens and Caucasian cops in Jersey City when a teenage African American boy is critically injured by a cop.

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