Seven Seconds debuted on Netflix more than two years ago, but it's fictional main storyline of white and Latino police officers covering up their role in the death of a Black teenager continues to resonate in the era of Black Lives Matter.
Unfortunately, this single-season limited series, which tracks the crime from when it occurs through the eventual court trial, feels overstuffed. It takes forever to get to the actual arrest, though the audience knows from the get-go who committed the crime, and would have benefited immensely if it had been pared down from 10 episodes to, say, eight.
On the bright side, the show's length enables it to really delve into its characters and make them multidimensional, from the team of dirty Jersey City cops who will stop at nothing to escape justice, to the emotionally damaged Black woman prosecuting the case, to the parents of the victim, whose loss rips wide open other issues in their family.
Regina King deservedly won an Emmy as the victim's mother, and the rest of the cast is also quite good, especially Michael Mosley as the wisecracking investigator who doggedly works with the prosecutor.
Ultimately, the writing falters, with too many coincidences and twists of fate to be believable. To its credit, Seven Seconds, while not of the caliber of the similarly themed Netflix limited series When They See Us, doesn't fall back on easy answers and is a worthwhile exploration of the state of race relations in this country.
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