Meet the new Columbo. She’s Charlie Cale, a self-deprecating, quick-witted, straight-shooting woman who favors oversized sunglasses and old baseball caps as she tools across the country in her beat-up 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, picking up temporary jobs while always looking over her shoulder because she is wanted for a crime she did not commit.
That sounds more like “The Fugitive” — what’s the Columbo part? Glad you asked! Showrunner Rian Johnson (“Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” “Knives Out”) and executive producer-writer-star Natasha Lyonne have fashioned a premise in which every time Charlie lands a new job, it’s only a matter of time before someone is murdered. And because Charlie has a unique set of skills, she’s able to solve the case just before the hourlong episode ends and it’s time for Charlie to hit the road again, where a new adventure undoubtedly awaits.
