[SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVENT SEEN THE SEASON FINALE OFAMERICAN CRIME!]
Connor was debating a plea deal that would deliver jail time.
Eric was considering a sketchy hook up.
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The LaCroix family had to decide whether or not to move to a new town.
EW talked to series creator John Ridley about the hour and the chances for a third installment ofCrime.
Why did you do this?
For the audience to make their own assumptions?
Yes, to a degree, for the audience to make their own assumptions.
In most procedurals thats what the audience wants, like, I want to see who did it.
You better give it to me.
I think our audience realizes were not about answering questions, were about asking questions.
I think Taylor decided to do that.
In terms of what Michael encouraged us to do was put it in the context of a novel form.
The end of great novels you believe these characters are going to exist beyond and everything isnt wrapped up.
That kind of an audience is a different audience.
I believe were trying to cultivate that kind of audience as well.
We still dont know what happened at the captains party or the assault in question.
Did you go back and forth on that?
I said, No.
Your truth is your truth.
And Leslies is always going to be, This guy manipulated this stuff and hes going to blame me.
It was very important to me that these truths remained their truths every step of the way.
Very early on we spent a lot of time talking to people who shared their real stories.
Theres a space where as proud as we may be of our work, its fiction, its created.
Some showunners are really into social media and Im just not.
That doesnt happen that way anymore!
It was something I wanted to do early on.
It was something production did an amazing job.
you’re free to only imagine what its like reaching out to these folks.
You mentioned Connor Jessup and Joey Pollari.
The whole season hinged on their performances and they were unknown to most viewers.
How pivotal were they?
The praise goes to Kim Coleman, our casting director who found these young folks.
They held their own.
ABC hasnt announced a season 3 yet do you know anything?
I can tell you what I know which is nothing.
Early on people would say, You cant do this at all.
Broadcast wont do it or theyre not gonna let you do it.
I very sincerely believe it will work out the way it needs to work out.
I have a pilot at ABC right now.
I have this thing Im getting ready to do in London.
I have plenty of things to occupy myself.
Its an amazing show and whatever the decision is, I will respect it.
Its just been special.
I could not be more thankful to everybody at ABC and ABC Studios for the risk that theyve taken.
If you do get a season 3, do you know what it would be?
