Sugar (2024 TV series)

Sugar is an American mystery drama television series created by Mark Protosevich with Fernando Meirelles directing 5 episodes and Adam Arkin directing 3 episodes. The series stars Colin Farrell, who also serves as executive producer. It premiered on Apple TV+ on April 5, 2024.

Premise
Described as "a genre-bending contemporary take on the private detective story set in Los Angeles," it follows John Sugar, a private investigator recruited by a wealthy movie producer to investigate the disappearance of his granddaughter.

Main

 * Colin Farrell as John Sugar
 * Kirby as Ruby
 * Amy Ryan as Melanie Matthews
 * Dennis Boutsikaris as Bernie Siegel
 * Nate Corddry as David Siegel
 * Alex Hernandez as Kenny
 * James Cromwell as Jonathan Siegel

Recurring

 * Sydney Chandler as Olivia Siegel
 * Eric Lange as Stallings
 * Anna Gunn as Margit
 * Paula Andrea Placido as Charlie

Guest

 * Maeve Whalen as Djen
 * Miguel Sandoval as Thomas Kinsey
 * Jon Beavers as Carl
 * Natalie Alyn Lind as Rachel Kaye
 * Jason Butler Harner as Henry
 * Scott Lawrence as Dr. Vickers
 * Jonathan Slavin as Everett Roberts
 * Joey Pollari as Moss
 * Elizabeth Anweis as Mrs. Siegel
 * Adrian Martinez as Glen
 * Txunamy Ortiz as Patricia
 * Massi Furlan as Carlos
 * Paul Schulze as Miller
 * Cameron Cowperthwaite as Ryan Pavich

Production
It was announced in December 2021 that Apple TV+ had won a bidding war for the rights to the series, which had Colin Farrell attached to star. Farrell would officially join the series in June 2022, when it was given the greenlight from Apple TV+. In August 2022, Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Alex Hernandez and Lindsay Pulsipher joined the main cast, with Anna Gunn and James Cromwell cast to recur. In September, Nate Corddry, Sydney Chandler, Miguel Sandoval, Elizabeth Anweis and Jason Butler Harner were added to the cast.

Production for the series began in August 2022, which was expected to extend into the fall, delaying another project for series star Farrell.

Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of 74 critics gave the series a positive review, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "A modern noir steeped in the classic tradition, Sugar could use stronger clues to go along with its ample style, but Colin Farrell's cool performance keeps things compelling." On Metacritic, the series holds a weighted average score of 67 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".