
4 August 2020
Briarpatch S1
Senator’s aide Allegra Dill (Rosario Dawson, Sin City) returns to her border-town Texas home to investigate the death of her sister – a local cop killed by a car bomb. What begins as a search for a killer turns into an all-consuming fight to bring her corrupt hometown to its knees.
Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) and Edi Gathegi (X-Men: First Class) co-star in this latest offering from Emmy nominated writer/producer Sam Esmail (Mr Robot, Homecoming).
Briarpatch is #86 on Rotten Tomatoes Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far), with a 78% critics rating and an 88% audience score.
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