“One tragedy will connect them all”
A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspective of each of the families connected to the tragedy. It's a then-and-now meets us-and-them tale about the often-personal politics of crime.
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Noah Wyle
Daniel Calder
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Tia Young
Noel Fisher
Paul Evans
Aliyah Royale
Jira Calder-Brennan
Elizabeth Laidlaw
Victoria “Vic” Renna
Michael Patrick Thornton
Jim Evans
Vinny Chhibber
Liam Bhatt
Howard Charles
Ethan Young
The Red Line is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2019. Created by Greg Berlanti, it stars Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Noel Fisher. A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspective of each of the families connected to the tragedy. It's a then-and-now meets us-and-them tale about the often-personal politics of crime.
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