There are a lot of TV exhibits and films that personal their success to Netflix, even people who don’t begin out on the streaming platform. That’s the case with a three-season crime drama that was massively ignored by the point it aired its closing season on Starz in 2024. Now, 
Netflix is coming to the rescue and the Cape Cod set sequence is now charting at quantity 4 within the streamer’s hottest exhibits.
In 2020, many individuals had nothing higher to do than sit at dwelling and watch TV. This noticed a growth in streaming platforms and TV viewing figures and resulted in lots of exhibits getting a little bit extra consideration than they’d have at some other time. This included Hightown, which premiered on Starz to robust opinions. Created by Rebecca Cutter, produced by the mighty Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Monica Raymund, the present was instantly renewed for a second season, which aired in 2021, and a 12 months later it was renewed for its third and closing season, which lastly premiered in January 2024. Whether or not it was the delays attributable to actors and writers’ strikes, or just that, with extra selection obtainable, audiences simply determined there have been different crime dramas to carry their consideration, Hightown’s belated return didn’t get the identical stage of viewership as its predecessors. The present was canceled after Season 3, and shortly in spite of everything three seasons had been faraway from the platform.
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The synopsis for the sequence reads:
“Jackie Quiñones, a hard-partying Nationwide Marine Fisheries Service agent, has her life thrown into disarray when she will get tasked with investigating severe crimes in her well-liked seaside neighborhood. As if battling criminals is not onerous sufficient, Jackie walks the tightrope of sobriety as she tries to remain above a pool of secrets and techniques, betrayal and disgrace from her previous. She turns into at odds with Sgt. Ray Abruzzo, an abrasive however efficient member of the Cape Cod Interagency Narcotics Unit, till he turns into disgraced and is taken off the drive as they each spiral from the stress of their investigations.”
‘Hightown’ Is Worthy of Your Consideration
With simply 25 episodes, Hightown is a sequence that’s an ideal bingewatch on Netflix, and that’s in all probability why the present has proved an prompt hit since debuting on July 23. Another excuse for the present’s new recognition is that, due to Starz eradicating it from their platform final 12 months, many individuals would by no means have even heard of it till it appeared of their instructed lists.
The primary season gained a powerful 80% approval score from critics, with most of the opinions heaping reward on Raymund’s efficiency as Quinones. Lucy Mangan of The Guardian mentioned, “The present has such a present in Raymund. Her scenes appear virtually to come back from a special endeavor solely.” Kylie Hemmert of ComingSoon backed this up, including, “Hightown grabs you from the very first scene, and the introduction of Raymund’s free-wheeling, booze-addled, and coke-addicted Jackie seals the deal.”
Audiences weren’t fairly as impressed with the sequence general, however its 62% Rotten Tomatoes viewers rating is maybe doing it a disservice. Most of the opinions, even people who sit simply on the mistaken aspect of optimistic, nonetheless have loads of reward for the celebrities and plot of the primary season. Season 2 massively improved on its rating (rising to 80%) and Season 3 introduced the sequence to a detailed with the same end result (74%).
Hightown was a sequence that was maybe misplaced a little bit within the surge of curiosity in platforms like Disney+, Netflix, and Prime Video, which signifies that its addition to Netflix this month is lastly giving it an opportunity to shine on an even bigger stage. Catch it when you can.
Supply: FlixPatrol/Rotten Tomatoes
Hightown
- Launch Date
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2020 – 2023
- Community
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Starz
- Showrunner
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Rebecca Cutter