Unlike a lot of crime dramas, the show isn’t really about cracking the case—we already know what happened. Watching Harper investigate is certainly important, but investigating the cultural situation of how something like this could be allowed to take place is where the real drama and heartbreak lies, because it is all too true to life. Watching Jablonski and his colleagues decide against getting Brenton medical attention, leaving him for dead, is a dark and disheartening scene to see—but essential in continuing the conversation of how we place value on bodies in our society.

“The characters and stories in this show bring truth and pain to the forefront,” Russell Hornsby, who plays Brenton’s father, told Observer. “It should cause people to be upset and feel and change their heart. It’s our job to give the audience an opportunity to empathize.”

Seven Seconds accelerates at a steady pace, and the shock factor never falters. Veterans like King and Hornby are captivating as grieving parents seeking answers, but the skill in this show is how it reveals how many other lives are rocked by incidents such as this. Michelle Veintimilla plays Jablonki’s pregnant wife who throws her morals out the window to keep her husband out of jail. Newcomer Corey Champagne steals every scene as Brenton’s childhood friend who is pursued for information while he deals with the reality of what has just happened to his friend. Seven Seconds may not move everyone to take the lead in this social revolution, but the hope is that it might change at least a few minds about why one is necessary.
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