Outlaws (2021 – ) Season 1
Seven strangers from different walks of life forced together to complete a community payback sentence in Bristol.
My thoughts: Broad humors, cliche characters, and stock plotting.
DNF
Line of Duty (2012 – 2021) Season 6
AC-12 investigate DCI Jo Davidson’s apparent mishandling of the murder of an investigative journalist.
My thoughts: Not as strong as season 2-4 and the ending is a bit of a letdown, but still a superior crime show.
4/5
New Blood (2016)
The series follows junior investigators Stefan and Rash, who are brought together by a link between two seemingly unrelated cases.
My thoughts: The villains are arch, the direction clunky, and the humor mostly falls flat in this formulaic buddy-cop series.
DNF
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder seemingly connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
My thoughts: Would have made a good movie.
3/5
Mare of Easttown (2021)
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
My thoughts: Minor logic quibbles aside, it delivers superior character work, a great central mystery, and a rare surprise ending.
4/5
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