American Crime (TV series)

• Felicity Huffman as Barbara "Barb" Hanlon
• Timothy Hutton as Russ Skokie
• W. Earl Brown as Thomas "Tom" Carlin
• Richard Cabral as Hector Tontz
• Caitlin Gerard as Aubry Taylor
• Benito Martinez as Alonzo Gutiérrez
• Penelope Ann Miller as Eve Carlin
• Elvis Nolasco as Carter Nix
• Johnny Ortiz as Anthony "Tony" Gutiérrez

• Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham, the private school's manipulative principal[15][16]
• Timothy Hutton as Dan Sullivan, the school's basketball coach[15][16]
• Lili Taylor as Anne Blaine, Taylor's mother[17][15]
• Elvis Nolasco as Chris Dixon, a public school's principal[15][18]
• Trevor Jackson as Kevin LaCroix, a private school student and captain of the basketball team[19]
• Connor Jessup as Taylor Blaine, the sexual assault accuser[15][20]
• Joey Pollari as Eric Tanner, the closeted gay basketball player accused of sexual assault by Taylor[21]
• Angelique Rivera as Evy Dominguez, Taylor's girlfriend[20]
• Regina King as Terri LaCroix, Kevin's strict mother[15][22]

• Felicity Huffman as Jeanette Hesby[29][30]
• Timothy Hutton as Nicholas Coates[31][32]
• Lili Taylor as Clair Coates, Nicholas' wife[33][32]
• Connor Jessup as Coy Henson, a young American who is addicted to drugs[34][35]
• Richard Cabral as Isaac Castillo, a farm crew chief[36][35]
• Benito Martinez as Luis Salazar, a father from Mexico who wants to find his missing son[37][35]
• Regina King as Kimara Walters, a social worker who wants to have a baby[38]

• Sandra Oh as Abby Tanaka[39]
• Cherry Jones as Laurie Ann Hesby, the matriarch of Hesby Farms[40][35]
• Tim DeKay as JD Hesby, Laurie Ann's brother.[41]
• Janel Moloney as Raelyn, Jeanette's sister, a single mother recently abandoned by her husband.[42]
• Dallas Roberts as Carson Hesby, Jeanette's husband[30]
• Ana Mulvoy-Ten as Shae Reese, a 17-year-old sex worker[43][35]
• Mickaëlle X. Bizet as Gabrielle Durand, a Haitian woman, the nanny of the Coates' son[32][35]
• Clayton Cardenas as Diego Castillo, Isaac's brother[35]

The following cast table only includes actors who appear in multiple seasons.

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In October 2013, ABC announced it was developing a drama pilot created by John Ridley.[44] In January 2014, ABC greenlighted the pilot, and signed a deal with Ridley to direct.[45][46]

Elvis Nolasco and Caitlin Gerard were the first regular members to be cast, as announced on February 14, 2014.[47] Later Richard Cabral, Johnny Ortiz, Benito Martinez and W. Earl Brown were cast for regular supporting roles in the pilot.[48][49] In early March, Timothy Hutton was cast in a lead role as Russ, and Penelope Ann Miller signed on in a supporting role of the mother of the murdered man's wife.[50][51] Soon thereafter, it was announced that Felicity Huffman was cast in the lead role of Barb Skokie, Russ' stoic ex-wife and mother of the murdered young man.[52][53]

The pilot episode, along with further episodes, was filmed in Austin, Texas, which substitutes for the California city of Modesto.[54] On May 8, 2014, ABC picked up the pilot to the series for the 2014–15 television season.[3][4]

Filming for the series moved to Los Angeles, California with the third season, as the show's production was awarded a California tax credit.[38]

All three seasons of American Crime received widespread critical acclaim, with praise going towards the writing, directing, and the performances of its cast (particularly Felicity Huffman and Regina King). On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the overall series holds a 96% rating.[55] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the overall series received a score of 86 out of 100.[56]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received a rating of 94% based on 47 reviews with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Raw, emotional portrayals of diverse characters in dire pain, mashed up with chilling narratives and a gutsy attitude make American Crime a must-see."[57] On Metacritic, it garnered a score of 85 out of 100, based on 35 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[58] Deadline Hollywood critic Dominic Patten said in his review: "the 11-episode limited series marks a resounding flag planting by network television and tells cable that it doesn't own poignant drama on our small screens."[59] Critic Ed Bark praised the performance of Felicity Huffman and wrote that she would be a favorite to win at next year's Primetime Emmy Awards.[60]

On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season has a 95% rating based on 38 reviews with an average score of 8.1 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "American Crime's intense second season infuses a complicated, topical story with genuine emotion, and patiently allows its narrative arc to develop without sacrificing momentum."[61] On Metacritic, it has a score of 85 out of 100 based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[62]

The third season received more acclaim than the first two seasons. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 100% rating, based on 31 reviews with an average score of 9 out of 10. The site's critical consensus reads, "American Crime offers a unique anthology series filled with surprising revelations and compelling inter-connected narratives that opt for original, emotional human commentary instead of tired arguments over current events."[63] On Metacritic, it has a score of 90 out of 100, based on 26 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[64] Verne Gay of Newsday called it "Another brilliant, powerful, moving season of one of TV's best."[65]