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Ethan Hawke’s Tulsa Noir ‘The Lowdown’ Debuts to Strong Reviews on FX and Hulu

Sterlin Harjo’s series centers on a Tulsa “truthstorian” whose investigation targets a politically connected dynasty.

Overview

  • Critics have delivered an early thumbs-up, with the series holding a reported 96% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from more than two dozen reviews.
  • The season premiered with two episodes on Sept. 23 and will roll out weekly on FX Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET, with next-day streaming on Hulu through the Nov. 4 finale.
  • Hawke plays Lee Raybon, a citizen journalist and bookstore owner pursuing corruption tied to the wealthy Washberg family and broader criminal networks.
  • Harjo drew on his reporting work with Tulsa’s This Land Press and the legacy of journalist-historian Lee Roy Chapman, threading in the city’s fraught racial history.
  • The show shares a universe with Reservation Dogs, featuring brief cameos from cast members, and Hawke reunites with Harjo as both star and executive producer.