Season two is set in the United States Midwest at two high schools, one public and one private. Issues of sexual orientation and socioeconomic disparity come to a boil when lurid photos of a high school boy are posted on social media following a school party. Circumstances become more complicated when the boy accuses two players on an elite private high school championship basketball team of drugging, assaulting and then posting the pictures of him online.
Episode Viewers and Ratings
Season 2 Episode 1 of American Crime was watched by 4,740,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
A young couple in Modesto, California were brutally attacked in their home leaving Matt Skokie, a war vet, cuddled, and his wife, Gwen, unconscious, barely hanging on. The crime sends shock waves throughout the community stirring up tensions across socioeconomic and racial lines in this gritty new drama - from the points of view of all those involved.
American Crime - Season 2, Episode 1 Synopsis and Schedule