A version of California dreamin’ by The Mamas and the Papas plays in the background. Colin Farrell as a detective in a convertible in Los Angeles. Wealthy Hollywood producers who ask her to find his granddaughter. Dialogues that hint at secrets beneath the surface, imminent danger, or both at the same time. It seems that Sugar, the new Apple TV proposal, exists to satisfy lovers of the most classic noir.
In this detective story, the Oscar-nominated actor for Inisherin’s Banshee is John Sugar, a private detective who investigates the mysterious disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of legendary Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel, played by James Cromwell, who He was in a classic of the genre like LA Confidential.
Who is behind the cameras? Mark Protosevich, screenwriter of films such as The Cell or I Am Legend, who has had the help of Simon Kinberg, creator of Invasion, as producer and Fernando Meirelles (City of God) as director and executive producer.
And, also in the cast, well-known faces such as Anna Gunn from Breaking Bad, Amy Ryan from Goodbye, Little Girl, Goodbye, Dennis Boutsikaris from Better Call Saul or Kirby from Killing Eve.
On April 5, Apple TV will premiere the first two chapters.