It’s Shots Fired as Fox looks to grab headlines
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, March 22. All times are Eastern.
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Wednesday, March 22. All times are Eastern.
Shots Fired (Fox, 8 p.m.) Hoping to join the ranks of other critically acclaimed series like American Crime that mine hot-button real-world issues for drama, Fox’s new series Shots Fired looks to do for police shooting scandals what basically no show has done for police shooting scandals: turn them into great TV drama. “When an African-American cop shoots and kills an unarmed white college student, a small town in North Carolina is turned upside-down. Before the town has a chance to cope with this tragedy, the neglected murder of an African-American teen is brought to light, opening wounds that threaten to tear the community apart.” So, a real laugh riot, then. Starring Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Stephen Moyer, and more, the 10-episode season is Fox’s latest bid for respectability.
Arrow (The CW, 8 p.m.)
The 100 (The CW, 9 p.m.)
Empire (Fox, 9 p.m.)
The Magicians (Syfy, 9 p.m.)
Designated Survivor (ABC, 10 p.m.)
Legion (FX, 10 p.m.)
The Expanse (Syfy, 10 p.m.)
Underground (WGN, 10 p.m.)
Independent Lens (PBS, 8 p.m.) In case you’ve been living in a fallout shelter for your entire life, Blast From The Past-style, here’s a documentary to let you know about how life in America for some kids might not actually be a paradise of perpetual comfort. This installment of the PBS series, called “The Bad Kids,” follows a year at a California high school for at-risk youth. If you need some inspiration in your life, this look at educators who refuse to give up on kids the system as a whole has decided are too far gone will probably fit the bill nicely.
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