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'The Red Line' season 1: Release date, trailer, cast, spoilers, review, news and everything else about new CBS show

The upcoming CBS event series 'The Red Line' is a touching, emotional story of three Chicago families connected through a tragic police killing

The trailer to CBS' upcoming drama 'The Red Line' begins with the shooting of an African American doctor by a Caucasian Chicago police officer after a convenience store robbery. The first few shots of the four-minute long trailer are chilling as the robbery quickly turns around. What follows next is the story of three different Chicago families, connected by this tragedy, moving towards hope against hope, healing, and forgiveness.

Release date

The series is set to premiere on April 28, 2019. The eight-episode event series will play over the span of four weeks: two episodes back-to-back across four Sundays. 

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"The emotional reaction I had to the script was so intense. I've never had a piece of material move me like that. And with every script after it was the same thing." - Noah Wyle #TheRedLine #TCA19

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