One man's freedom hides in another man's darkness.
As Jimmy Keene begins a 10-year prison sentence, he gets an incredible offer: If he can elicit a confession from suspected killer Larry Hall, Jimmy will be freed. Completing this mission becomes the challenge of a lifetime.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and bleak.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Taron EgertonJames 'Jimmy' Keene
- Paul Walter HauserLarry Hall
- Sepideh MoafiLauren McCauley
- Greg KinnearBrian Miller
- Ray LiottaJames 'Big Jim' Keene
Crew
- Dennis LehaneCreator
- Natalie KingstonDirector of Photography
- Stuart BraithwaiteOriginal Music Composer
- Dominic AitchisonOriginal Music Composer
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Seasons
- Miniseries6 eps · 2022
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