Regina King has taken on another heavy role in Netflix’s “Seven Seconds,” where she plays Latrice Butler, the mother of a young boy shot by a white police officer and left for dead. King is no stranger to complex, racially-charged material, having won two Emmys for her work on ABC’s “American Crime” in 2015 and 2016, earning another nomination just last year for the show’s final season.

King spoke with Gold Derby senior editor Rob Licuria in a video chat about embodying another weighty character in “Seven Seconds,” the show’s themes of race and law enforcement, and what it means to be a two-time Emmy winner. Watch the exclusive video above and read the complete interview transcript below.

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Gold Derby: Regina King, let’s go straight to how you got involved with “Seven Seconds.” I know we talked about it last time but...