Rodney King

52m
DramaCrime
5.1

25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix. A complex, semi-tragic figure, King drowned in 2012. His life was rarely smooth, or simple – its telling makes for a sober, moving watch.

Cast

Roger Guenveur Smith
Rodney King

Crew

Spike Lee
Director, Producer
Roger Guenveur Smith
Writer
Daniel Patterson
Director of Photography
Joe Aliberti
Executive Producer
Ian Bricke
Executive Producer
Patrick DePeters
Executive Producer
Matthew Helderman
Executive Producer
Luke Taylor
Executive Producer
Steven Adams
Producer
Justin Lothrop
Co-Producer
Jason Sokoloff
Line Producer
Marc Anthony Thompson
Original Music Composer

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