Overview
- Now streaming on Netflix, the limited series stars Tessa Thompson as a former TV anchor and Jon Bernthal as a detective.
- The plot follows estranged spouses drawn into the same murder investigation in small-town Georgia, with each growing suspicious of the other.
- Early reviews highlight strong performances from Thompson and Bernthal and a brisk, twist-driven structure across six episodes.
- Critics also fault uneven tone, thin characterization and some implausible turns, with several calling the use of grief and sexual assault heavy-handed.
- The adaptation moves the story from the novel’s UK setting to Georgia, with Oldroyd writing/directing multiple episodes and Dee Johnson as co-showrunner alongside a supporting cast that includes Crystal Fox, Pablo Schreiber, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Sunita Mani and Marin Ireland.