Apple TV specializes in shows that, at best, would be considered “high concept.” That can be rewarding for audiences looking for more meat on the bones of their shows — and given that most of these shows would be too narratively dense to survive on traditional networks, it’s a much-needed addition to the TV ecosystem. Apple’s smorgasbord of heady science fiction allows its creators to get well and truly weird. And it doesn’t get any weirder than Sugar, a Los Angeles-based noir that threw a bonkers sci-fi twist into its first season. It’s the kind of spoiler that the show is committed to preserving: even in the new trailer for Sugar Season 2, Colin Farrell’s titular detective demurs when he’s asked about his origins. Just know that he’s from very, very far away — it may or may not inform the latest case he gets embroiled in.
Sugar’s first season saddled its hero with a quintessential missing person’s case, one that established the show’s love for classic Hollywood drama and hard-boiled noir. Its second seems to be taking John Sugar in a darker direction, upping the ante with a much grittier conspiracy.
