‘American Crime’ season 2 spoilers: Could more season 1 stars return?

While “American Crime” did not necessarily light the world on fire when it came to its ratings for season 1, it did enough to show us that it was a powerful, strong series for the most part, and it was also just successful enough to also get a second season on ABC. One thing that may benefit it further is that the show is anthology-based, meaning that there will be a whole new story and new characters when the show returns next year.

In terms of cast, we know for sure that both Timothy Hutton and Felicity Huffman are going to return. What about some of the other actors? Speaking to TVLine, executive producer John Ridley had the following to say:

“It’s going to be a whole different set of circumstances … We’re hoping that we can not only make it provocative, but humanize people as well. If there’s one thing that American Crime did very well, it took issues that are generally just a headline and put faces on them. I’m hoping we can do that in the second season.”

As for the story, Ridley claims that “sexual identify” and gender issues are going to be a big part of the story, while the first season dealt heavily with matters of race relations. We imagine that in one way or another, every season is going to revolve around at least some sort of specific issue that is playing out right now in society.

We imagine that we’ll have some other news related to “American Crime” soon, so stay tuned.