Netflix Cancels SEVEN SECONDS After Only One Season

I recently finished watching the first season of Seven Seconds on Netflix and I thought it was a great series with well-drawn out complex characters. It also carried a power message. If you haven't seen it yet, you really need to watch it. 

I was looking forward to seeing what they would do with Season 2, but that's not going to happen. Netflix has canceled the series. I guess it's okay though, because the first season stands on its own and didn't leave audiences with a cliffhanger. 

The series was created and executive produced by Veena Sud (The Killing), and the story centered on a white cop who accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager. That tragic event causes a northeastern city to explode with racial tension, and there's an attempted to cover up the accident, and everything leads to the trial of the century. 

Regina King starred as the mother of the boy who was hit, alongside Clare-Hope Ashitey, Russell Hornsby, Beau Knapp, Michael Mosley, David Lyons, Raul Castillo, Zackary Momoh, Patrick Murney, Michelle Veintimilla, Nadia Alexander, and Coley Mustafa Speaks.

Cindy Holland, vice president of original content at Netflix had this to say in a statement:

"We loved working with Veena Sud, Regina King and the cast and crew of Seven Seconds, Together they created a compelling, timely and relevant crime drama. The first season is a complete, stand-alone story that we are proud to feature on Netflix for years to come."

It's a shame that we won't get another season, but at least they did get to tell this one story.