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Sugar

★ 7.4 47K votes 2024–present 2 seasons · 16 episodes Returning Series Apple TV
Stylized directionBold, signature formal choices.This show: 9/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10Visually strikingComposition and imagery worth pausing for.This show: 8/10AtmosphericMood and place thick enough to touch.This show: 8/10Big city lifeThe metropolis itself as a character.This show: 7/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 7/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Colin FarrellKirby Howell-BaptisteJames CromwellAmy RyanDennis BoutsikarisNate Corddry
Written by
Mark Protosevich
Starring
Colin FarrellKirby Howell-BaptisteJames CromwellAmy RyanDennis BoutsikarisNate Corddry
Written by
Mark Protosevich
Ratings per Episode
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Votes per Episode
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About

"Noir detective show hiding a genre-bending secret"

Sugar follows John Sugar, a meticulous, old-school private detective hired to find the missing granddaughter of a legendary Hollywood producer. Set against a moody, sun-bleached Los Angeles, the show wears its love of classic film noir on its sleeve, all trench coats, voiceover, and needle drops. Colin Farrell anchors it with a quietly magnetic performance, and the mystery unspools at a patient, atmospheric pace. Then, partway through, the story takes a sharp genre swerve that recontextualizes everything you thought you were watching, for better or worse depending on your taste for tonal risk.

Watch it for

Colin Farrell's understated, magnetic lead performance carrying a lush neo-noir mood.

Maybe skip if

you want a straightforward detective mystery without an unexpected genre swerve.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

Season 12024
7.615K84h 49m
Season 22026
7.66K85h 13m
Season two ushers in the return of Los Angeles' iconic private detective and film connoisseur, John Sugar, in a new case, tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer, as his search for his beloved missing sister continues. As the investigation expands into a citywide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question — how far will he go to do what's right?

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Colin Farrell John Sugar
Kirby Howell-Baptiste Ruby
James Cromwell Jonathan Siegel
Amy Ryan Melanie Matthews
Dennis Boutsikaris Bernie Siegel
Nate Corddry David Siegel
Alex Hernandez Kenny
Jin Ha Danny Moon
Tony Dalton Ray Vega
Raymond Lee Ji Moon

Crew

Mark Protosevich

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