26 March 2021
Hightown S1
Murder mystery Hightown, set in the beautiful but bleak Cape Cod, follows Jackie Quiñones, a hard-partying addict whose journey to sobriety is overshadowed by a murder investigation.
Created by The Mentalist and Gotham writer Rebecca Perry Cutter, with Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (Black Panther, Mudbound) directing, the series is executive produced by multiple-Emmy winner Jerry Bruckheimer, who’s produced everything from the CSI franchise and worldwide reality phenomenon The Amazing Race to the Pirates of the Caribbean movies and Armageddon.
It stars Teen Choice nominees Monica Raymund (Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D.’s Gabriela Dawson, and Lie to Me’s Ria Torres) and James Badge Dale (13 Hours, World War Z, Iron Man 3, 24), with Riley Voelkel (Roswell, New Mexico, The Newsroom, The Originals), Dohn Norwood (Mindhunter, Hap and Leonard) and Teen Choice nominee Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break, Deception) co-starring.
Hightown has an 80% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with numerous critics praising Monica Raymund’s stellar performance. The series has already been renewed for a second season.
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