Who is Sugar?

2024 · 2 seasons · Drama

7.1 Popular

Next episode: 6 August 2026

Drama Mystery

John Sugar is a dashing private eye navigating the dark corners of sunny LA. Though he sees only the good in humanity, Sugar is haunted by a secret too dangerous to expose.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 2024

Created by: Mark Protosevich
Channel: Apple TV
Studio: Genre Films · Protokino · Chapel Place Productions · Apple Studios

Trivia & behind the scenes

Origins

Apple TV+ won a bidding war for the rights to the series in December 2021, with Colin Farrell already attached to star.

Casting

Colin Farrell officially joined the series in June 2022, when it received a greenlight from Apple TV+, which ended up delaying another one of his projects.

Casting

Karyn McCarthy was offered a producer role on the series but turned it down in favor of working on Disney+'s The Acolyte instead.

Filming

Production on the first season began in August 2022 and was expected to extend into the fall.

Filming

Filming on the second season began in April 2025 and wrapped in August 2025.

Trivia

Fernando Meirelles directed five episodes of the first season while Adam Arkin directed the remaining three.

Trivia

Mark Protosevich, who created the series, and Simon Kinberg served as showrunners for season one, while Sam Catlin took over as showrunner for season two.

Reception

The first season earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series (Half-Hour) at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Themes

los angeles, california private detective missing person neo-noir thriller

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