Colin Farrell’s Disastrous TV Show Pulls Off Shocking 180

Sugar’s first season hinged on the inanest of twists. However, with that cat now out of the bag, Apple TV’s series proves a far more confident and coherent sci-fi noir in its sophomore outing (June 19), using its loopy conceit to generate forlorn romanticism with a distinctly eccentric edge.

As far as rebounds go, it’s a shockingly successful one, thanks in no small part to its Oscar-nominated star Colin Farrell, who— freed from having to play coy about his character’s true nature—delivers a uniquely charismatic performance as a hard-boiled detective whose lonely alienation and existential fears are enhanced by his out-of-this-world origins.

Colin Farrell and Jin Ha. / Apple TV

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