1.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestIn the series finale, the hearings for both cases are held and, as Preston presents the facts to the jurors, the truth behind each shooting is revealed. Meanwhile, Pastor Janae and other petitioners gather outside the courtroom in anticipation of the results, hoping for a better future. After the Sheriff's Department loses one of its own, it becomes clear who is really to blame.
A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.
Acting
Sanaa Lathan's controlled fury should've won awards. Period.
Writing
Bythewoods refuse easy answers — every 'good guy' has rot.
Direction
Small-town claustrophobia that makes you feel watched too.
Creators
Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood
Sanaa Lathan
Ashe Akino
Stephan James
Preston Terry
Stephen Moyer
Lieutenant Breeland
Will Patton
Sheriff Daniel Platt
Tristan Mack Wilds
Deputy Joshua Beck
Aisha Hinds
Pastor Janae James
DeWanda Wise
Shameeka Campbell
Clare-Hope Ashitey
Kerry Beck
Conor Leslie
Sarah Ellis
Richard Dreyfuss
Arlen Cox
Helen Hunt
Governor Patricia Eamons
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created in direct response to Ferguson and Tamir Rice, yet Fox buried it with minimal marketing — almost as if the network got cold feet about its own provocation.
The Bythewoods specifically cast British actor Stephen Moyer as the racist lieutenant to remove 'American actor defends American racism' baggage — distance as deliberate discomfort.
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