| Seven Cases of Crimes Against Humanity | |
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| Genre | Crime drama Anthology |
Seven Cases of Crimes Against Humanity is an American crime drama anthology television series created by Richard Brooks, who serves as an executive producer with Justin Douglas and George Clooney. It premiered on the cable network FX in the United States on November 23, 2016.
The first season, starring Felicia Brooks, Austin Greyhound, Dillon Casey and Haven Watson, focuses on the investigation surrounding the murder of a young fashion designer.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Felicia Brooks as Andrea Wilson
- Austin Greyhound as Thomas Canterbury
- Dillon Casey as Dwight Everett
- Asa Butterfield as Patrick Caldwell
- Helena Fasesha as Rhea Garth
- Haven Watson as Perrie Caldwell
Recurring[]
- Isla Fisher as Amanda Caldwell
- George Clooney as Phoenix Caldwell
- Elizabeth Olsen as Hayden Hannah
- Alexa Wilde as Kara Canterbury
- Abigail Breslin as Georgia Bernal
- Connor Hayes as Mike Anderson
- Justin Douglas as Jeremy Finch
- Amara Preston as Sally Hardwick
- Uriah Shelton as Weston Herring
- Owen Vaccaro as Parker Caldwell
- Nick Riverra as Fred Sanders
- Lennie James as Leon Garth
Production[]
Development[]
On March 14, 2016, it was announced that FX had ordered a ten-episode season of Seven Cases of Crimes Against Humanity, developed by Richard Brooks, while being executive produced by Brooks, Justin Douglas and George Clooney. In addition, Brooks served as a director for a series of episodes, while half of the episodes were written by Douglas.
Casting[]
Felicia Brooks and Helena Fasesha were the first to be cast as Andrea Wilson and Rhea Garth. Subsequently, Austin Greyhound was cast as Thomas Canterbury. In April 2016, it was reported that George Clooney had joined the cast as Phoenix Caldwell, and he would also serve as executive producer. In May 2016, it was announced that Dillon Casey had joined the series as Dwight Everett and Isla Fisher would co-star as Amanda Caldwell. June 2016 saw the casting of Asa Butterfield as Patrick Caldwell, Abigail Breslin as Georgia Bernal and Lennie James as Leon Garth. In July 2016, it was announced Haven Watson and Alexa Wilde had joined the cast as Perrie Caldwell and Kara Canterbury, respectively. In August 2016, it was confirmed Elizabeth Olsen and Amara Preston would be portraying the roles of Hayden Hannah and Sally Hardwick.
Filming[]
Principal photography for the series began on July 27, 2016, in Jackson, Wyoming.
Promotion[]
In October 2016, FX released its first promotional trailer for Seven Cases of Crimes Against Humanity, showing the body of a young woman whose face is unseen lying on the floor with blood scattered all around her. On November 16, the opening titles sequence for the season was released by Brooks.
Episodes[]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
U.S. Viewers (in millions) |
| 1 | "Pilot" | Richard Brooks | Justin Douglas | November 23, 2016 | 1CAH01 | 5.47 |
| In the early morning of July 27, 2013, aspiring fashion designer Perrie Caldwell is found unresponsive in the boiler room of Wyatt University and pronounced dead at the scene, with the case of death being ruled a murder. Police detectives Andrea Wilson and Thomas Canterbury are assigned to the case, with supervision from Captain Rhea Garth. The primary suspect is Caldwell's fiancé Dwight Everett, with whom Caldwell had had recent altercations. He is arrested the following morning and questioned by Wilson and Canterbury, who notice a series of inconsistencies in his statements. Concurrently, reporter Jeremy Finch starts an investigation surrounding the case on his own with the aim of gathering information to write an article about it; and Caldwell's mother, Amanda, begins a campaign to have her daughter's murderer be sentenced to death for their crimes. | ||||||