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22-454: Shots Fired may refer to: Shots Fired (TV series) , 10-part TV series 2017 "Shots Fired" , a song by American rapper Megan Thee Stallion , from her album Good News (2020) Shots Fired , album by MojoJojo 2015 See also [ edit ] Shotz Fired Shot (pellet) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

44-783: A recurring role on The Shield as Annie Price, and later guest-starred in Crossing Jordan , Boston Legal , It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Stargate SG-1 , Cold Case , and Desperate Housewives . Hinds was a series regular in the two short-lived ABC series Invasion from 2005 to 2006, and Detroit 1-8-7 (2010–2011). She had recurring roles on Dollhouse , HawthoRNe and True Blood . In film, Hinds appeared in Mr. Brooks , Madea Goes to Jail , Unstoppable , and Star Trek Into Darkness . On stage, she played

66-682: Is a handsomely directed, nicely acted, overly complex mess." Praised were the characters and the premise, while also noting that "the show waters down interesting ideas at every turn...by the time I reached Shots Fired' s 500th scene with too-loud music meant to tell me how to feel about what was happening, I wanted to be watching anything else". The LA Times said the miniseries has ambitions to be "something big...like ABC's American Crime or FX 's American Crime Story ...in practice, it plays more like True Detective , Junior Grade ". The romantic plot lines were criticized, saying "major and minor characters rapidly fall into bed, more to get some sex into

88-494: The DOJ when Jesse Carr, an unarmed Caucasian teenager, is shot during a traffic stop by Joshua Beck, an African-American sheriff's deputy. As they study the shooting, Ashe and Preston learn about the unsolved death of African-American teenager Joey Campbell and begin to unravel a conspiracy. On December 10, 2015, Fox announced that Shots Fired was picked up to series status. Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood created

110-483: The AV/TV Club called Shots Fired "some of the most ambitious event television ever" that "cram[s a lot] into a limited series" and praised the "compelling story". Aisha Hinds Aisha Hinds (born November 13, 1975) is an American television, stage and film actress. She had supporting roles in a number of television series, including The Shield , Invasion , True Blood , Detroit 1-8-7 and Under

132-752: The Dome . In 2016, she played Fannie Lou Hamer in biographical drama film All the Way . She has also appeared in Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) and was cast as Harriet Tubman in WGN America period drama Underground . Beginning in 2018, Hinds stars in the Fox procedural drama series 9-1-1 . Hinds was born in New York, New York . She began her career on television in 2003, on NYPD Blue . In 2004, she had

154-586: The Gate County Courthouse, and a real WJZY news van appeared in a scene. Other scenes were filmed in Concord , Mooresville and Charlotte . In May, James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University played the role of the library at North Carolina State University . It was announced in December 2015 that Sanaa Lathan was cast as Ashe Akino. In February 2016, DeWanda Wise

176-683: The Lights . Also in that year, she had the recurring role of Chief Investigator Ava Wallace on the CBS police procedural, NCIS: Los Angeles . In 2015, Hinds was cast as a regular in the TNT drama pilot, Breed . In 2016, Hinds received positive reviews for playing civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in the HBO biographical drama film All the Way . Later she was cast in the Fox drama series Shots Fired , and in

198-509: The leading role of The Best of Enemies at George Street Playhouse in 2011. In 2013, Hinds appeared on the CW series, Cult , as the evil Rosalind Sakelik. Right after Cult was canceled, Hinds was cast as a series regular on the CBS television series Under the Dome based on Stephen King's book of the same title . She was changed to recurring basis after the first season. In 2014, she had supporting roles in films If I Stay and Beyond

220-443: The miniseries "stands out for the right reasons". Travers praised Lathan's performance as Ashe Akino, but added that her subplots push the show "into extreme melodrama, and make for a jarring change of pace". While criticizing the potential romantic subplots for Preston Terry and Ashe and stating "a few characters are reduced to representatives", Travers praised the miniseries' plot and its ability to "skirt...[tricky] questions". He gave

242-569: The miniseries strays from the social conflict at hand to the mysteries of the deaths of the two young teens, and additionally the dialogue "becomes downright hamfisted", but praised the "strong cast". Newsday gave the show a "B" rating, calling it "ambitious" and "at times a bit exhausting", but nevertheless had mostly praise for the miniseries. Emily VanDerWerff of Vox gave Shots Fired three out of five, calling it "generally excellent", and said " Shots [Fired] aims to be American Crime or The Wire . It doesn't get there. The new limited series

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264-441: The miniseries' musical choices for the soundtrack, while also finding Shots Fired to become "less daring and more predictable when it goes into procedural mode". Deadline reviewer Dominic Patten said the miniseries "stays too close for comfort" and "doesn't ultimately take off much beyond the bounds of Big 4 procedurals". Patten also called the show "good and smart", but lamented that it didn't take more risks. Danette Chazes of

286-724: The series as a drama that aimed to reflect the racial tensions and police shooting incidents that have spurred demonstrations and outrage across the United States. Gina and Reggie will serve as executive producers along with Francie Calfo and Brian Grazer . In March 2016, crews were filming in Kannapolis, North Carolina . They were expected to continue work in the area through July. Filming took place in Gastonia and Salisbury in April 2016. The Rowan County courthouse became

308-500: The show "curious at first glance" but "complex". He praised the acting, especially that of Sanaa Lathan , the program's multilayered storylines, and compared it to the ABC 's American Crime and HBO 's The Wire . However, Poniewozik also criticized the show's handling of the political sideplots, and said "a lot of the exposition is ham-handed". Writing for The Hollywood Reporter , Daniel Fienberg also praised Lathan's acting, but said

330-445: The show "timely", adding that it's "ultimately more melodrama than crime story or political polemic", but also argued that the show spends more time on the investigators' lives than the actual case. Ultimately, Cabin found the miniseries ambitious, but failed to capitalize. IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen gave the pilot a 6.7, or "Okay", rating and called the show's handling of the shooting "both callous and pointless". Schedeen wrote that

352-417: The show a "B−" grade. Hungry Watching gave the show a "C+" grade and called the show "timely and compelling", but also said it has a "lack of excitement that leaves me with no real compulsion to keep watching". Vulture praised the show's ambition and "solid" cast, saying "Lathan [gets] the sort of lead role her charisma has long demanded". Further praise was made towards her character's unpredictability and

374-545: The show offered "clunky mystery plotting". He went on to say "sometimes Shots Fired articulates its points smartly and with pragmatism, but other times you're stuck with characters saying things like "Liberals can be racist, too", as if that weren't already being illustrated everywhere. Perhaps there isn't as much hand-holding as in ABC's American Crime , but it's also significantly less ideologically ambitious than John Ridley 's drama, which should come with footnotes." He also mocked

396-480: The show's methods of stretching the plot across 10 episodes, However, he did conclude that "there is much to admire here". USA Today mentioned the stellar directing crew and said the show features "interesting characters (especially women)". However, they said the story could've been "told more sensibly and efficiently". They praised the plot but overall had mixed impressions of the show overall. Chris Cabin of Collider gave Shots Fired two out of five and called

418-449: The story than anything to do with the characters or the case at hand". Praise was directed towards its premise and acting, but its dialogue was negatively received, concluding that " Shots Fired lumbers as an issue drama". Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the show a positive review, calling Shots Fired "messy but ambitious", with comparisons to American Crime and American Crime Story , "engaging", and "(mostly) well-executed", adding that

440-610: The title Shots Fired . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shots_Fired&oldid=1170809679 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Shots Fired (TV series) Experienced and temperamental investigator Ashe Akino and ambitious, young prosecutor Preston Terry are sent to Gate Station, North Carolina by

462-464: Was cast as Alicia Carr; and Clare-Hope Ashitey was cast as Kerry Beck. On Rotten Tomatoes , Shots Fired holds an approval rating of 84% based on 43 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, " Shots Fired tackles tough topics commendably -- and remains consistently compelling despite an occasionally meandering plot. Metacritic gives the miniseries a score of 66 out of 100 based on 27 critics. James Poniewozik of The New York Times called

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484-436: Was cast as Shameeka Campbell and Conor Leslie was cast as Sarah Ellis. In March 2016, Stephan James was cast as Preston Terry; Tristan Wilds and Aisha Hinds were cast as Officer Belk (Beck) and Pastor Janae James, respectively; Helen Hunt , Richard Dreyfuss , and Stephen Moyer were cast as Patricia Eamons, Arlen Cox, and Officer Breeland, respectively; Will Patton was cast as Sheriff Daniel Platt; Jill Hennessy

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