American Crime Recap: Murder, Junkie Love and Family Dysfunction

Elvis Nolasco stars in the new ABC series American Crime written by John Ridley (12 Years a Slave). You'll recognize Elvis from his numerous roles in five Spike Lee films including the recently released Da Sweet Blood of Jesus. Elvis' Twitter: @EONolasco .

In the span of five days, ABC will air two ambitious limited-run television series, both involving a crime, deception and the unraveling of numerous characters' lives. Secrets and Lies and American Crime are both strong and 

"American Crime" has all the markings of the next great drama. It's even been labeled as such in its marketing campaign and with (superficially) good reason. From the mind and pen of Oscar-winning screenwriter John Ridley, 

ABC's heavily promoted and justifiably hyped entry into the prestige TV market now cornered by premium cable and streaming services, the pilot episode of American Crime kicked off a limited-run, 11-episode arc Thursday: 

“American Crime,” the new dramatic series set in Modesto, will premiere Thursday on ABC. Earlier this week, in an attempt to answer the question at hand, The Modesto Bee invited a diverse group of community leaders and activists to an advance screening