The title Murder in a Small Town is, at once, perfectly descriptive and not at all. On one hand, the new Fox procedural is exactly what it says on the tin. It is indeed about a homicide — or presumably homicides, plural, though I can’t say for certain since I was only sent the first episode in time to write this review. And it does in fact take place in a tiny village, specifically one called Gibsons, off the west coast of Canada.
On the other, it’s such a generic name that it conveys almost nothing. It offers no indication of what distinguishes this premise from the likes of, say, Hulu’s Under the Bridge or HBO’s True Detective or Peacock’s Poker Face, all of which are also about murders in small towns. Maybe that’s because, at least in the premiere, the show itself doesn’t seem totally sure.
On the other, it’s such a generic name that it conveys almost nothing. It offers no indication of what distinguishes this premise from the likes of, say, Hulu’s Under the Bridge or HBO’s True Detective or Peacock’s Poker Face, all of which are also about murders in small towns. Maybe that’s because, at least in the premiere, the show itself doesn’t seem totally sure.
- 9/24/2024
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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