#FreeRayshawn (stylized as #freerayshawn) is an American crime drama television series written by Marc Maurino and directed by Seith Mann that debuted on Quibi on April 6, 2020.
Premise Rayshawn Morris, an African-American Iraqi War veteran, finds himself holed up in his apartment along with his family after an altercation with overzealous NOPD cops. As he prepares to make his last stand, Rayshawn turns to social media and the help of a sympathetic police lieutenant for him to try to clear his name.
Cast Laurence Fishburne as Lt. Steven Poincy Stephan James as Rayshawn Morris Jasmine Cephas Jones as Tyisha Skeet Ulrich as Sgt. Mike Trout Danny Boyd Jr. as Ray Jr. Thomas Blake Jr. as Detective Soules Mitch Eakins as Detective Tommy Roberts Alyshia Ochse as DA Sarah Foreman Daniel Sunjata as SWAT Commander Alvarez
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Accolades Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Laurence Fishburne Stephan James Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Jasmine Cephas Jones 2021 Casting Society of America Short Form Series Jessica Kelly, Mary Vernieu and Brent Caballero NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Short-Form Series – Comedy or Drama FreeRayshawn Outstanding Performance in a Short-Form Series Jasmine Cephas Jones Laurence Fishburne Stephan James Writers Guild of America Awards Original & Adapted Short Form New Media Marc Maurino
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