8.560 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestFamed Los Angeles private dick Marlowe investigates a series of murders in noir fashion.
A neo-noir anthology television series, set in somber Los Angeles right after World War II and before the election of American President John F. Kennedy. The episodes, although filmed in color, mimicked what had been done by Hollywood filmmakers during the film noir era of the 1940s and 1950s in terms of tone, look, and story content.
Cinematography
Color photography pretending it's black-and-white, and succeeding.
Production
Period detail so obsessive you'll check your own closet for fedoras.
Creator
William Horberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Showtime's expensive gamble aired during the early '90s noir revival alongside 'Twin Peaks' and 'Miller's Crossing,' but lasted only two seasons despite Emmy wins for cinematography.
The series deliberately cast against type—Tom Hanks as a hitman, for instance—to subvert the iconic noir star system it was simultaneously worshipping.
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