Film mogul Jonathan Siegel tasks sharp suited, cinephile gumshoe John Sugar (played with effortless cool by Colin Farell) with finding his missing granddaughter in this stylish new L.A. noir.
Colin Farrell stars in this 8-part comedy as the titular PI, alongside Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Amy Ryan, James Cromwell and Anna Gunn, with new episodes now airing on Friday each week.
Released: Friday, April 5, 2024
Global stream: Apple TV Plus
Episodes: 8
Noir thriller? Neo-noir? The distinction would be essential to to John Sugar, the charismatic private eye (played by Colin Farrell) hired to find Olivia, a film mogul’s missing granddaughter.
As much movie nerd as he is PI, film is John Sugar's thing. He's a man with taste and artistic passion not just a hard man for hire. He is, according to Farrell, "A tender character... [who] obviously inhabits a world of darkness and criminality and lives alone."
But regardless of which sub-genre of noir you wish to place "Sugar" in, noir it is with all the tropes of the hard boiled detective story - inner turmoil, heavy drinking, sharp one liners and casual violence - front and centre. But what makes John different from the cinematic PIs before him is his self awareness. He's obsessed with film, a motif referenced by quick cut flashbacks to “Double Indemnity” and “The Big Heat”.
It shouldn’t work but it does. The rest looks after itself as a sun-drenched California provides the backdrop and Farrell, channelling Bogart as a 21st century Sam Spade, walks, talks and looks the part.
With secrets starting to be revealed and the façade of glamour and sophistication surrounding the film business beginning to drop away to reveal the ugly truth, it is the suave John Sugar who is emerging from it all as a new and genuine small screen hero.
Here's how to watch "Sugar" on Apple TV Plus anywhere, including details of the Apple TV Plus free trials you can take advantage of.
"Sugar" episode titles and dates
The first two episodes of "Sugar" dropped on Apple TV Plus on Friday, April 5 with subsequent installments coming out every Friday around midnight ET / 5 a.m. BST / 3 p.m. AEDT until May 17. Here's the schedule in full:
- Episode 1: — "Olivia" — Friday, April 5
- Episode 2: — "These People, These Places" — Friday, April 5
- Episode 3: — "Shibuya Crossing" — Friday, April 12
- Episode 4: — "Starry-Eyed" — Friday, April 19
- Episode 5: — "Boy In The Corner" — Friday, April 26
- Episode 6: — "The Gun" — Friday, May 3
- Episode 7: — "Cabal" — Friday, May 10
- Episode 8: — "Farewell" — Friday, May 17
Watch 'Sugar' anywhere
How to watch 'Sugar' in the U.S., U.K. and Australia
How to watch 'Sugar' from anywhere
Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the show via your subscription? Don't worry, you can still watch "Sugar" from anywhere thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where you are in the world so is ideal for viewers currently traveling abroad. Our favourite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market.
Who is in the cast of Sugar?
- Colin Farrell as John Sugar
- Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Ruby
- Amy Ryan as Melanie Mackie
- James Cromwell as Jonathan Siegel
- Anna Gunn as Margit
- Dennis Boutsikaris as Bernie Siegel
- Nate Corddry as David Siegel
- Sydney Chandler as Olivia Siegel
- Alex Hernandez as Kenny
- Lindsay Pulsipher as TBC
- Txunamy Ortiz as Patricia
- Miguel Sandoval as Thomas Kinsey
- Elizabeth Anweis as Mrs Siegel
- Jason Butler Harner as Henry
- Massi Furlan as Carlos
- Adrian Martinez as Glen
- Eric Lange as Stallings
- Scott Lawrence as Dr Vickers
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