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The Red Line

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Follows three Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after an unarmed African American doctor is shot by a white cop.

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Noah Wyle
Daniel Calder
Emayatzy Corinealdi
Tia Young
Aliyah Royale
Jira Calder-Brennan

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Episode 1

We Must All Care

Sun, Apr 28, 201942 mins

On the north side of Chicago, Daniel Calder is a high school history teacher mourning the death of his husband, an African American doctor who was shot while unarmed by a white cop. As Daniel tries to comfort their grieving daughter, Jira, the two butt heads. On the south side, Tia Young scours news of the shooting, torn between her political ambitions and risking it all to comfort Jira, the daughter she gave up for adoption as a teen. On the west side, police officer Paul Evans must face the reality of his actions.

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Awards

  • 2019 - Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series - nominated
  • 2019 - Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series - nominated
  • 2020 - Critics Choice Award - Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television - nominated
  • 2020 - GLAAD Media Award - Outstanding Limited Series - nominated

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