Season two of American Crime just wrapped up last week. Recently, series creator John Ridley spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the ABC anthology drama.
Each season of American Crime explores the effects of the legal process within the context of race, gender, and class. Season two focused on the alleged rape of a male high school student (Connor Jessup).
In the interview, Ridley said he doesn’t know if the drama will be picked up for another season:
I don’t know. I was made aware by ABC that they would do some early pickups and I’m not surprised by the shows that got picked up. They’re doing phenomenal. Channing [Dungey], since she’s been at ABC, has been an instrumental part of American Crime from the beginning. Nobody is a bigger fan or supporter. So I’m confident that everything is going to work out the way that it should in the end. I don’t think people can lament the passing of American Crime should it come to pass. I’ve been shooting a pilot for ABC and for another project I’ve been getting ready to go to London for ABC Studios. I haven’t really had a great deal of time to sit and ponder it. I really and sincerely believe that things will happen as they should.”
Based on ratings, it’s unclear what the renewal chances are for American Crime. Season two averaged about 3.7 million viewers per episode, which is more than a full million less than season one.
What do you think? Did you watch season two of American Crime? Would you like another season?
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