'American Crime' Season 2: Regina King, Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton First Look Premiere!

ABC has provided first look at Season 2 of American Crime. Ahead of its January premiere date, check out what creator John Ridley (12 Years A Slave) has in store for his stellar cast, which includes Regina King, Felicity Huffman, and Timothy Hutton.

As we previously mentioned, the second season's central crime, which will take place again in Austin, Texas, will revolve around a high school boy, Taylor Blaine (Connor Jessup). After being sexually assaulted, the high school boy will then accuse several players , including (Trevor Jackson and Joey Pollari), on a championship basketball team at their private school. During the horrible crime, the private school's team players took photos of their atrocities and posted them online.

Andre Benjamin will play architect Michael Lacroix. As a power couple, Lacrioux and his wife, Terri (King), are prominent members of their community. With their financial means, as well as the acumen needed, Michael and Terri intend to fiercely defend their son when he becomes entangled in a scandal at the elite private school.

According to TV Guide, Timothy Hutton and Felicity Huffman will return for the sophomore season playing different character. Hutton will pay the head coach of the basketball team, Huffman has landed the role of the school's headmistress.

Variety has an exclusive first look gallery of the show's season season. Because the ABC drama tackled issues of race and social justice, the cast and crew earned 10 Emmy nominations, including a win for supporting actress Regina King.

Executive producer Michael McDonald states, "It will be fun for the audience to see the transformations. It's like a theater group, and we're putting on a new show."

MCDonald then describes the Michael and Terri, "They're an educated, wealthy family -- I don't think we've seen that portrayed on television in the way we're going to do it. We're not going to ignore that they're black, either."

American Crime Season 2 premieres on Wednesday, January 6 at 10/9c on ABC.

Readers, are you excited to see American Crime return?