Though it has been years in the making,Shots Firedhas an eerie timeliness.
Patricia Eamons (Helen Hunt), they stumble upon an uninvestigated murder of a black teen.
Theyll empathize with characters they may not even know in real life.
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The origin story ofShots Firedis serendipitous.
The reach of web connection television was exciting to us, she says.
We felt this urgency, adds Bythewood.
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However, this role gave him an opportunity to use his art as a weapon, he says.
Theres only so much you might do with a hashtag or a retweet.
In many ways, Emmett Till felt like a ghost of this project, says Bythewood.
The cast also dove into the research.
The actors were like sponges.
Yet, that work was done for us.
We were living in that world, says Lathan.
I completely broke down, says Wilds of coming to set the day after Castiles death.
This is the reason.
Shots Firedpremieres March 22 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
