Hightown (TV series)
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Rebecca Cutter |
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Music by | Dave Porter |
Opening theme | Vacation by The Textones |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 18 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 54–59 minutes |
Production company | Jerry Bruckheimer Television |
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Original network | Starz |
Audio format | 5.1 surround |
Original release | May 17, 2020 present | –
Hightown is an American crime drama television series that premiered on Starz on May 17, 2020.[1] The series is created by Rebecca Cutter and executive produced by Cutter, Gary Lennon, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, and KristieAnne Reed and stars Monica Raymund and James Badge Dale. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on October 17, 2021.[2][3]
Premise[]
Jackie Quiñones (Monica Raymund) is a National Marine Fisheries Service Agent in Provincetown, Massachusetts who abuses alcohol and drugs. She finds the body of a murdered woman, which launches an investigation by Detectives Alan Saintille (Dohn Norwood) and Ray Abruzzo (James Badge Dale) into Cape Cod organized crime and the local opioid epidemic.
Cast and characters[]
Main[]
- Monica Raymund as Jackie Quiñones, a National Marine Fisheries Service Agent in Provincetown, Massachusetts, who is a lesbian, and suffers from alcoholism and drug addiction
- Riley Voelkel as Renee Segna, an exotic dancer at Xavier's Bar and Lounge and the fiancee of Frankie Cuevas Sr.
- Shane Harper as Junior (season 1), a drug dealer and Jackie's friend
- Atkins Estimond as Osito, Frankie Cuevas Sr.'s lieutenant
- Amaury Nolasco as Frankie Cuevas Sr., a drug kingpin who is in jail
- Dohn Norwood as Alan Saintille, a trooper with the Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Cape Cod Interagency Narcotics Unit (CCINU)
- James Badge Dale as Det. Ray Abruzzo, a Massachusetts State Police sergeant also assigned to the CCINU
Recurring[]
- Rumi C. Jean-Louis as Frankie Cuevas Jr., Renee and Frankie Cuevas Sr.'s son
- Mike Pniewski as Ed Murphy, Jackie's National Marine Fisheries Service partner
- Crystal Lake Evans as Krista Collins
- Ana Nogueira as Donna, Junior's on-and-off girlfriend who has a baby daughter together
- Edmund Donovan as Kizzle
- Gia Crovatin as Devonne Wilson, Jackie's ex-girlfriend
- Masha King as Sherry Henry
- Michael Mulheren as Lt. Velekee, Ray's boss
- Joy Suprano as Patricia
- Tonya Glanz as Trooper Leslie Babcock, Ray's old Massachusetts State Police partner whom he had an affair with and Jackie's Massachusetts State Police partner
- Luis Guzmán as Jorge Cuevas (season 2)[4]
- Jona Xiao as Daisy (season 2)[4]
- Charline St. Charles as Henriette (season 2)[4]
- Dominic L. Santana as Chuleta (season 2)[4]
- Crystal Lee Brown as Janelle (season 2)
- Cecil Blutcher as Vernon (season 2)[5]
- Carlos Gomez as Rafael (season 2), Jackie's father[5]
- Barbara Weetman as Callie (season 2), Renee's mother[5]
Episodes[]
Series overview[]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 8 | May 17, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | ||
2 | 10 | October 17, 2021 | December 26, 2021 |
Season 1 (2020)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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1 | 1 | "Love You Like a Sister" | Rachel Morrison | Rebecca Cutter | May 17, 2020[a] | 0.224[7] | |||
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2 | 2 | "Severely Weatherbeaten" | Rachel Morrison | Teleplay by : Rebecca Cutter Story by : Rebecca Cutter & Gary Lennon | May 24, 2020 | 0.228[8] | |||
Jackie struggles adapting in rehab. While she is there, she sees a picture of Krista, a former patient, wearing a matching necklace that was found on Sherry's body. She attempts to find more information about her, and checks herself out of rehab in order to find her. Ray sends Renee and Leslie, an undercover cop, to meet with Osito, who becomes suspicious and leaves them. Ray retrieves Osito's trash and collects his fingerprints. Junior meets with Frankie in prison and unsuccessfully tries to quit working for him; he reveals that he was the one who dumped Sherry's body in the water. | |||||||||
3 | 3 | "Rebellion Dogs" | Michael Offer | Ryan Farley | May 31, 2020 | 0.231[9] | |||
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4 | 4 | "BFO" | Michael Offer | John Covarrubias | June 7, 2020 | 0.228[10] | |||
Ray convinces Ethan to help him meet Kizzle, a dealer with ties to Osito. After arresting and interrogating Kizzle, Ray assaults him, forcing Alan to take him out of the room. Jackie travels to Wareham and meets with Anthony. Anthony threatens her and attacks Devonne's car, but Jackie threatens to reveal Anthony's affair to his wife unless he gives her Krista's whereabouts. Jackie travels to the hotel where Krista is staying and leaves a note for Krista to call her. She returns to Provincetown and reconnects with Devonne. Jackie is then asked to take part in a big operation, in which she successfully helps apprehend several illegal fishermen. Jackie celebrates at the bar to celebrate the operation, where she ends her sobriety. | |||||||||
5 | 5 | "The Best You'll Feel All Day" | Eagle Egilsson | Jordan Harper | June 14, 2020 | 0.179[11] | |||
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6 | 6 | "The White Whale" | Eagle Egilsson | Molly Manning | June 21, 2020 | 0.219[12] | |||
Jackie meets with Ray following Krista's murder, and learns that he believes that Frankie is ordering these killings from prison. She goes to the strip club to meet Renee, and then travels to jail where Frankie is being held to meet with him. Osito decides to begin selling drugs without Frankie, and meets with the New Bedford gangmembers; he enlists Junior to sell drugs on Cape Cod. Ray and Leslie interrogate Scott, a witness to Krista's murder, and learn that he is an accomplice of Osito. Ray and Alan decide to bring Osito in for questioning, but he refuses to speak until his lawyer arrives. Jackie requests that Ron, a fellow agent, run a report to determine which boats were out the night of Sherry's murder. She sees that Junior's boat left Provincetown, arrived in Truro, and returned to Provincetown again that night. | |||||||||
7 | 7 | "Everybody's Got a Cousin in Miami" | David Rodriguez | Cortney Norris | June 28, 2020 | 0.248[13] | |||
Frankie attempts to eliminate any witnesses, and orders the murder of Scott and Junior. Scott is murdered in prison, while Kizzle and Osito search for Junior. Jackie investigates Junior's boat and sees that the trip the night of Sherry's murder was not in the boat's logbook, but had occurred according to the boat's transponder. Jackie visits Junior, who tells her to leave once Osito and Kizzle show up. Kizzle and Osito take Junior to the woods, and appear ready to murder him, until Osito kills Kizzle instead. Osito helps eliminate evidence and gets a ticket for Junior to travel to Miami. Jackie, fearing for Junior, contacts Ray and gives him the vehicle info for Osito, which leads them to the Wayne, who helped Osito destroy evidence and get a bus ticket. Jackie and Ray stop the bus to search for Junior, but find he is not on it. A boy in a bathroom opens a stall door to find Junior unresponsive after injecting heroin. | |||||||||
8 | 8 | "#Blessed" | David Rodriguez | Rebecca Cutter | July 12, 2020 | 0.330[14] | |||
Junior is pronounced dead after overdosing on carfentanil. Jackie is distraught over his death and relapses. Ray arranges a raid on a house of Osito's suppliers, and brings Jackie along. She sees Osito approaching, and the two shoot each other. Jackie recovers, and Alan clears her DUI conviction. Osito is recovering in the hospital, and Alan offers to strike a deal with him. Ray is suspended for forming a relationship with Renee, and Frankie is released from jail. |
Season 2 (2021)[]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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9 | 1 | "Great White" | Rachel Morrison | Rebecca Cutter | October 17, 2021 | 0.180[15] |
10 | 2 | "Girl Power" | Rachel Morrison | Scott Wolven & Tim Walsh | October 24, 2021 | 0.144[16] |
11 | 3 | "Fresh as a Daisy" | Monica Raymund | Cortney Norris | October 31, 2021 | 0.176[17] |
12 | 4 | "Daddy Issues" | Radium Cheung | John Covarrubias | November 7, 2021 | 0.139[18] |
13 | 5 | "Dot Dot Dot" | Eagle Egilsson | Lloyd Gilyard Jr. | November 14, 2021 | 0.179[19] |
14 | 6 | "Behind Every Skirt is a Slip" | Eagle Egilsson | Molly Manning | November 28, 2021 | 0.258[20] |
15 | 7 | "Crack is Wack" | Rebecca Cutter | Tim Walsh & Sarah Berry | December 5, 2021 | 0.260[21] |
16 | 8 | "Houston, We Have a Problem" | Antonio Negret | Mae Smith & Kayla Westergard-Dobson | December 12, 2021 | 0.228[22] |
17 | 9 | "Small Craft Warning" | Antonio Negret | Gary Lennon | December 19, 2021 | 0.260[23] |
18 | 10 | "Fool Me Twice" | Brandon Sonnier | Rebecca Cutter | December 26, 2021 | 0.226[24] |
Production[]
Development[]
By November 27, 2017, Starz had put the production, then titled P-Town, into development. The series was created by Rebecca Cutter, with Gary Lennon as showrunner and both serving executive producers alongside Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, and KristieAnne Reed. Production companies involved with the series were slated to consist of Jerry Bruckheimer Television.[25] By November 26, 2018, Starz had given the production, now titled Hightown, a series order.[26] On February 5, 2019, it was announced that Rachel Morrison would serve as director for the series.[27] On June 11, 2020, Starz renewed the series for a second season.[2] More recently, the creator signed a deal with Lionsgate Television.[28] The second season premiered on October 17, 2021.[3]
Casting[]
On September 14, 2018, Monica Raymund had been cast in a leading role in the pilot.[29] On January 9, 2019, James Badge Dale and Riley Voelkel had joined the main cast.[30][31] In February 2019, Shane Harper, Atkins Estimond, Amaury Nolasco, and Dohn Norwood had been cast in the series in starring roles.[27][32] On November 19, 2020, Luis Guzmán was cast in a recurring role for the second season.[4] On December 16, 2020, Crystal Lee Brown, Cecil Blutcher, Carlos Gomez, and Barbara Weetman joined the cast in recurring capacities for the second season.[5]
Filming[]
Principal photography for the series was scheduled to commence in March 2019.[26] The Provincetown, Massachusetts, Select Board voted on April 29, 2019, to allow filming from May 20 to June 11 at locations including MacMillan Pier and the harbor, the West End rotary, and Provincetown Inn. Commercial Street between Standish and Ryder streets was scheduled to be closed for part of June 4 in order to recreate a Carnival parade scene.[33] Production for the second season began on November 19, 2020 and concluded on April 2, 2021.[34][35]
Reception[]
Critical response[]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 80% based on 20 reviews with an average rating of 6.07/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Monica Raymund's charms rise above any formulaic tendencies in Hightown's highly entertaining first season.[36] On Metacritic, the series has a weighted average score of 62 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[37]
Ratings[]
Season 1[]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Love You Like A Sister" | May 17, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.224[7] |
2 | "Severely Weatherbeaten" | May 24, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.228[8] |
3 | "Rebellion Dogs" | May 31, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.231[8] |
4 | "BFO" | June 7, 2020 | 0.03 | 0.228[10] |
5 | "The Best You'll Feel All Day" | June 14, 2020 | 0.02 | 0.179[11] |
6 | "The White Whale" | June 21, 2020 | 0.02 | 0.219[12] |
7 | "Everybody's got a Cousin in Miami" | June 28, 2020 | 0.04 | 0.248[13] |
8 | "#Blessed" | July 12, 2020 | 0.07 | 0.330[14] |
Season 2[]
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Great White" | October 17, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.180[15] |
2 | "Girl Power" | October 24, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.144[16] |
3 | "Fresh as a Daisy" | October 31, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.176[17] |
4 | "Daddy Issues" | November 7, 2021 | 0.02 | 0.139[18] |
5 | "Dot Dot Dot" | November 14, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.179[19] |
6 | "Behind Every Skirt is a Slip" | November 28, 2021 | 0.06 | 0.258[20] |
7 | "Crack is Wack" | December 5, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.260[21] |
8 | "Houston, We Have a Problem" | December 12, 2021 | 0.04 | 0.228[22] |
9 | "Small Craft Warning" | December 19, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.260[23] |
10 | "Fool Me Twice" | December 26, 2021 | 0.03 | 0.226[24] |
Notes[]
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