All Rise courtroom drama, starring a Black woman lead Simone Missick was meant to be a step in the right direction.However, five of the show’s seven writers decided to leave the popular show after butting heads with white showrunner, Greg Spottiswood, about his story treatment concerning issues of race and gender, The New York Times reports.
Three of writers of color who left All Rise were the show’s highest-ranking writers. They claimed Spottiswood often “ignored, rejected or resisted their attempts to have the characters and story lines accurately reflect the experiences of Black people and other people of color.”The show, which reaches more than 5 million viewers per episode, was renewed for a second season back in May.
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