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“THE RED LINE,” A NEW EIGHT-EPISODE ORIGINAL LIMITED SERIES THAT FOLLOWS THREE VERY DIFFERENT CHICAGO FAMILIES AS THEY JOURNEY TOWARD HOPE AND HEALING AFTER A TRAGEDY, PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 28
The Series Will Air in Two-Hour Installments Across Four Consecutive Sundays
Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aliyah Royale, Noel Fisher, Howard Charles, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Vinny Chhibber and Michael Patrick Thornton Star
Greg Berlanti, Ava DuVernay, Sarah Schechter, Caitlin Parrish, Sunil Nayar And Kevin Hooks Executive Produce; Erica Weiss Co-Produces
Corey Reynolds Guest Stars as Dr. Harrison Brennan; Glynn Turman Guest Stars as Nathan Gordon, the Incumbent Alderman
“We Must All Care” – Three very different Chicago families journey toward hope and healing after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives, on the series premiere of THE RED LINE, Sunday, April 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series will air in two-hour installments across four consecutive Sundays. Noah Wyle, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Aliyah Royale, Noel Fisher, Howard Charles, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Vinny Chhibber and Michael Patrick Thornton star.
On the north side of Chicago, Daniel Calder is a high school history teacher mourning the death of his husband, Dr. Harrison Brennan, 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 side, 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 side, 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; it’s important for each of us to explore how our backgrounds and internal biases affect how we act; and we must open our eyes and see that we’re all human and all deserving of the same dignity.
CHEAT TWEET: Three Chicago families journey toward hope after tragedy causes them to consider how racial biases affect their lives in the series premiere of @TheRedLineCBS 4/28 8:00PM #CBS #NoahWyle @Emayatzy @AliyahRoyale star @GBerlanti & @ava exec produce. http://bit.ly/2UqthJ6
REGULAR CAST:
Noah Wyle (Daniel Calder)
Emayatzy Corinealdi (Tia Young)
Aliyah Royale (Jira Calder-Brennan)
Noel Fisher (Paul Evans)
Howard Charles (Ethan Young)
Elizabeth Laidlaw (Victoria “Vic” Renna)
Vinny Chhibber (Liam Bhatt)
Michael Patrick Thornton (Jim Evans)
GUEST CAST:
Maximus Chase Evans (Benny Young)
Kristina Valada-Viars (Elizabeth)
Rammel Chan (Matthew Lee)
Corey Reynolds (Harrison Brennan)
Glynn Turman (Nathan Gordon)
Sadieh Rifai (Elena)
Raven Whitley (Kalen)
Anna Brockman (Angelica Barrett)
Sean Bradley (Steve)
Alanah Marie Johnson (Young Jira)
Tony Peera (Cashier)
Mike Geraghty (Patient)
Pam Mack (Teacher)
WRITTEN BY: Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss
DIRECTED BY: Victoria Mahoney
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Press Release
GRIEVING THE LOSS OF HIS HUSBAND, DANIEL FILES A CIVIL SUIT AGAINST THE OFFICER WHO SHOT HIM, WHILE HIS ADOPTED DAUGHTER TRIES TO CONNECT WITH HER BIRTH MOTHER, ON “THE RED LINE,” SUNDAY, APRIL 28
Guest Stars Include Enuka Okuma as Suzanne, Tia’s Sister; Regina Taylor as Dinorah Benson, a Wealthy Philanthropist; and Sebastian Sozzi as Carranza, Paul’s New Partner
“We Are Each Other’s Harvest” – 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, and Paul is assigned a new partner on the force, Officer Diego Carranza (Sebastian Sozzi), on THE RED LINE, Sunday, April 28 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
CHEAT TWEET: Daniel, grieving the loss of his husband, files a civil suit against the cop who shot him, while his adopted daughter, Jira, tries to connect with her birth mom, on @TheRedLineCBS 4/28 9:00PM #CBS #NoahWyle @Emayatzy @AliyahRoyale @noel_fisher http://bit.ly/2KytqpJ
REGULAR CAST:
Noah Wyle (Daniel Calder)
Emayatzy Corinealdi (Tia Young)
Aliyah Royale (Jira Calder-Brennan)
Noel Fisher (Paul Evans)
Howard Charles (Ethan Young)
Elizabeth Laidlaw (Victoria “Vic” Renna)
Vinny Chhibber (Liam Bhatt)
Michael Patrick Thornton (Jim Evans)
GUEST CAST:
Corey Reynolds (Harrison Brennan)
Enuka Okuma (Suzanne)
Sebastian Sozzi (Diego Carranza)
J.J. Hawkins (Riley)
Kristina Valada-Viars (Elizabeth Fermi)
Maximus Chase Evans (Benny)
Regina Taylor (Dinorah Benson)
Geoffrey Theron Rice (Miles)
Mitchell Fain (Scoot)
Luce Metrius (EJ)
Ty Olwin (Alec)
Julia Nicole Morales (Yvette)
Debrah K. Neal (Verna)
Michelle Renee Bester (Janeika)
Tyrone Phillips (Carl)
Dina Facklis (Stacy)
Ann James (Woman #1)
Kurt Naebig (O’Dwyer Kanman)
Elibur Stepney Manuel (Older Black Woman)
Julie Boyd Lonardi (Bystander)
Nina Ganet (Pedestrian)
Paulette McDaniels (Protestor)
Michael Turrentine (Man)
WRITTEN BY: Shernold Edwards
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Hooks
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Episode 1.02 - We Are Each Other's Harvest
Episode 1.01 - Pilot
Synopsis
THE RED LINE two-hour series premiere airs Sunday, April 28 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The series will broadcast in two-hour installments across four Sundays. THE RED LINE is an eight episode event series that follows three very different Chicago families as they journey toward hope and healing after a tragedy connects them all and causes them to question their assumptions about themselves and each other. CBS ©2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved
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