6.760 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestMickey makes a big mistake in her hunt for the killer; a major showdown turns deadly.
A police officer patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.
Acting
Seyfried's exhausted humanity, Cummings' chaotic grace
Direction
Toscano makes Philly a character that never stops judging you
Writing
Moore adapts her own novel with zero sentimentality
Creators
Nikki Toscano, Liz Moore
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Liz Moore wrote the novel while teaching in Kensington; she made Amanda Seyfried shadow actual female Philly cops who'd worked the opioid beat for years.
The series debuted as Philadelphia settled a massive opioid lawsuit—the show's timing forced uncomfortable conversations about whether art can outpace policy.
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