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The Red Line Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2019 - 2019
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.
Episode 2
We Are Each Other's Harvest
Sun, Apr 28, 201943 mins
Grieving widower Daniel Calder files a civil suit against Officer Paul Evans, the cop who shot his unarmed husband. Meanwhile, Daniel's adopted daughter, Jira, tries to connect with her birth mother, Tia Young, who is conflicted about meeting her daughter. Paul is assigned a new partner on the force, Officer Diego Carranza.
Episode 3
For We Meet by One or the Other
Sun, May 5, 201943 mins
Daniel has an angry outburst after hearing Paul's testimony about Harrison's shooting; Jira's first meeting with her birth mother doesn't go as she expected.
Episode 4
We Need Glory for a While
Sun, May 5, 201942 mins
Tia's political stance against the CPD has unintended consequences; Paul performs a heroic act that makes him a momentary hero.
Episode 5
One Day We May Be More Than a Body
Sun, May 12, 201943 mins
Daniel, reeling over disturbing information he discovered about Harrison, seeks comfort from his colleague - and Jira's teacher - Liam Bhat. Also, Jira causes waves when she speaks up in defense of Tia during Tia's debate with incumbent Alderman Nathan Gordon.
Episode 6
We Turn Up This Music Louder Than a Mother's Cry
Sun, May 12, 201943 mins
Daniel fears for Jira's safety after receiving a threatening phone call; Jira organizes a walk-out at school to march against police brutality.
Episode 7
I Must Tell You What We Have Inherited
Sun, May 19, 201943 mins
Tia's campaign for alderman is in jeopardy after it is revealed that Jira is her daughter, whom she gave up for adoption. Also, in order to help indict Paul, Daniel tries to find the anonymous sender of the security tape that shows him shooting Harrison, on part one of the two-part finale of The Red Line.
Episode 8
This Victory Alone Is Not the Change We Seek
Sun, May 19, 201943 mins
Tia receives a financial windfall from an unlikely source, putting her back in the race for alderman against Nathan Gordon. Also, Paul makes a profound and life-changing revelation about himself, on part two of the two-part finale of The Red Line.