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FX’s The Lowdown Premieres Tuesday With Early Praise for Ethan Hawke’s Tulsa Noir

Sterlin Harjo delivers a fictional tribute to historian Lee Roy Chapman that filters Tulsa’s political past through a stylish, genre-bending mystery.

Overview

  • FX launches the two-episode premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 9/8c, with streaming to follow on Disney+ beginning Sept. 24 in markets where available.
  • Ethan Hawke stars as Lee Raybon, a self-styled “truthstorian” whose investigation into a powerful Tulsa family intensifies after the death of Dale Washberg is ruled a suicide.
  • Harjo emphasizes the series is fiction inspired by Lee Roy Chapman’s spirit rather than a direct biographical account.
  • The ensemble includes Kyle MacLachlan, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tim Blake Nelson, Peter Dinklage, Keith David, Michael “Killer Mike” Render, and Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
  • Early reviews highlight Hawke’s performance, the show’s darkly comic neo-noir tone, and Tulsa’s role as a fraught backdrop, with some critics noting a conventional crime framework elevated by style and character work.