With a nationalist movement pervading through both developed and developing world, and leaders channeling hate and anger to further personal political gain across the world, racist ideologies are once again pushing into mainstream consciousness. While some might argue that it never went away, the current international climate is surely more conducive than it was a decade ago. The Red Line series on CBS brings a story that is pivoted on race relations in Chicago and how different families from across the town suffer in different ways.
The Red Line TV Show Cast
Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss develop this drama about race relations in Chicago. The Greg Berlanti show comes as a limited series with eight episodes and premieres on April 28 2019.
The Red Line (2019)
Developed By: Caitlin Parrish, Erica Weiss
Cast: Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Noel Fisher, Howard Charles, Aliyah Royale, Michael Patrick Thornton
Network: CBS
Premiere Date: April 28 2019 8 PM ET/PT
The Red Line Series Plot
The Red Line series follows three very different Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives.
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 Calder-Brennan, the two butt heads when she decides she needs more support than her father can provide. She seeks the understanding of someone who knows what it’s like to grow up as a young black woman, and searches for her birth mother to learn more about her personal history, culture and community. Daniel seeks comfort in his colleague – and Jira’s teacher – Liam Bhatt.
On the South, Tia Young scours news of the shooting, torn between her political ambition of running for Alderman and risking it all to comfort the daughter she gave up for adoption as a teen. Tia’s husband, Ethan Young, a red line train operator and devoted father to their 6-year-old son, champions her running for office, but cautions her about connecting with Jira.
On the West, police officer Paul Evans must face the reality of his actions and intentions in the fatal shooting of an innocent man and worries about his fate amidst the public and legal fallout. His police partner, Victoria “Vic” Renna, and his brother, Jim Evans, a volatile former cop confined to a wheelchair after being shot in the line of duty, cause more harm than good in their attempts to help him.
As the stories of the Calder, Young and Evans families converge, they each discover that it’s impossible to ignore issues of race.
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The Red Line Review
Use of excessive force and trigger happy police officers are a reality. And as the debate over the rights of law enforcement’s vs those of victim’s rages on, The Red Line brings a human view of the shooting incidents from different perspective. Our biases run deep and in that moment of decision, often taint the picture to our own detriment.
The Red Line asks important questions and does well to keep politics away as it focuses on loss and death of innocent victims. The series manages to strike an emotional cord as multiple storylines and characters cross paths in what promises to be an excellent drama to watch this spring. The performances keep you glued to the screens and are powerful enough to suck the audience into the story.
The Red Line Episodes
Take a peek inside upcoming episodes of The Red Line series with this guide.
Episode 1
Grieving widower Daniel Calder files a civil suit against Officer Paul Evans, the cop who shot his unarmed husband. Also, Daniel’s adopted daughter, Jira, tries to connect with her birth mother, Tia Young, who is conflicted about meeting her daughter.
Episode 2
After hearing Paul’s testimony about Harrison’s shooting, Daniel has an angry outburst that puts his lawsuit against Paul at risk. On the other hand, Jira’s first meeting with her birth mother, Tia, doesn’t go as she expected.
Episode 3
Daniel fears for Jira’s safety after receiving a threatening phone call warning her to stop speaking out about the shooting. At the same time, Jira rallies her classmates to walk out of school to march against police brutality.
Episode 4
Tia’s campaign for alderman is in jeopardy after it is revealed that Jira is her daughter, whom she gave up for adoption. Meanwhile, 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.
Episode 5
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.
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