# Seven Seconds (2018)

> After a Black teenager is critically injured in a hit-and-run by a police officer, a city police cover-up tests a divided community in Jersey City.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/65511

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 55 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Veena Sud
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Clare-Hope Ashitey, Michael Mosley, Beau Knapp, Regina King, Russell Hornsby, Zackary Momoh, David Lyons, Nadia Alexander
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6297682/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, bleak, gritty, emotionally raw, claustrophobic

## What critics say

Audiences rate the limited series positively for its gripping, socially pointed take on police cover-ups and racial tension in Jersey City.

## Synopsis

Seven Seconds (2018) is an American crime drama miniseries created by Veena Sud for Netflix. Set in present-day Jersey City, the ten-episode story follows a teenage Black boy critically injured after being struck by a white police officer, and the escalating fallout as the officers involved close ranks. Regina King plays Latrice Butler, a mother fighting for her son's truth while Russell Hornsby plays Isaiah Butler, her estranged husband, pulled into the dispute. Clare-Hope Ashitey plays KJ Harper, a prosecutor who must navigate a case that threatens to fracture her department, and Michael Mosley plays Joe 'Fish' Rinaldi, a veteran detective caught between loyalty and conscience. The engine is a race against a cover-up, with each episode tightening pressure on witnesses, families and officers who have everything to lose. Told as one continuing story over a single season, the series builds a dense, gritty atmosphere of mistrust and grief. Its tone is tense, bleak and emotionally raw, with social realism at its core. Viewers who appreciate the layered institutional drama of The Wire and the moral weight of The Night Of will find real resonance here.

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