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      Season 1 – Hard Sun

      2018 Crime Drama List
      48% 33 Reviews Tomatometer 74% 100+ Ratings Audience Score London detectives Charlie Hicks and Elaine Renko seek to enforce the law while protecting their loved ones in a world that is constantly slipping closer to certain destruction. Hicks is a family man and committed officer, but he is profoundly corrupt. Renko is difficult and damaged but utterly incorruptible. While they stand on opposite ends of the social and moral spectrums and have a serious distrust for each other, the partners must learn to work together if they're going to survive until the end of the world. Read More Read Less

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      Critics Consensus

      Hard Sun's heady mix of narrative and visual flourishes buckle under a surfeit of clichés that ultimately weigh it down and leave the show a muddled mess.

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      Audience Member (Contains spoilers for the last episode.) The apocalyptic storyline was intriguing and I loved the MI5 character stalking the leads. But as the show wore on I found myself hoping for the two narcissistic lead characters and the homicidal son of one of the lead characters to meet their downfall. I'm not surprised the show didn't continue. It's hard to have a successful show with hate-able leads that make you root for the villain. And I was frankly creeped out by the chase scene at the end...a white man and a white woman hunting down a black woman for the purpose of executing her. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Angst-riddled investigators and their personal lives destroys the interesting main concept. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I hope someone will renew this show so it can finish its story arc. The writing is tight; the acting is good; the plot is compelling. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member It an interesting story told in a bizzare way. I will be back for season 2 if the tv executives bring it back. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Love the show. Hope there will be a second season Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member THIS SHOW IS SO BAD, MY CAPSLOCK BROKE. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Episode 1 Aired Jan 6, 2018 The Sun, The Moon, The Truth DCI Charlie Hicks, a malcontent police detective, grows suspicious of his new partner, DI Elaine Renko; their first investigation into what appears to be a straightforward case of suicide exposes a state secret that connects them for life. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 13, 2018 One Thousand, Eight Hundred Days Renko persuades a journalist to publish the Hard Sun dossier, instantly rendering her a target for Secret Services agent Grace; the government shuts down the story, but the detectives investigate a killer for whom the "Hard Sun hoax" is very real. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 20, 2018 Luke 21:25 Renko investigates evidence that suggests Hicks and Butler were corrupt; a disillusioned former aid worker who believes the truth about Hard Sun wants to challenge God into revealing himself by targeting helpful people; Grace makes Hicks an offer. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 27, 2018 Can You Hear Him Now? London is under siege as the scale and bloodiness of Blackwood's killing escalates; Father Dennis becomes a public pariah; Hicks deduces where Renko has hidden the Hard Sun flash drive; Grace leaves Daniel with shocking information about his father. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 3, 2018 Not the End of the World The murder of a night jogger has dire personal implications for Renko and Daniel, and only Hicks and Renko understand the significance of his death; Daniel inadvertently discovers the Hard Sun flash drive, which puts him in Grace's crosshairs. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 10, 2018 Sun Day Tired of operating defensively, Hicks and Renko take the fight to Grace's door; DCS Bell arrests Grace and brings her in for questioning, but she will not remain outmaneuvered; Hicks, Renko and Grace's enmity culminates in a bloody dawn climax. Details

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      Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times It is as stylish as it is unpleasant, and there are some well-staged action scenes, but overall, the series is loud and tiring, like spending an hour in an MRI machine. Mar 8, 2018 Full Review Maureen Ryan Variety Hard Sun contains so many contrivances and overwrought moments that the commitment of its cast and the potential of its premise are largely squandered. Mar 8, 2018 Full Review Ben Travers indieWire To make up for the lack of substance, the cast is asked to overact. Rated: C- Mar 7, 2018 Full Review Ben Dowell Radio Times Well, this is certainly a flawed show. It does seem a little odd to take the world to the brink of destruction and expect us to care about much else. Apr 11, 2019 Full Review Kiera Allen Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) This series just doesn't hit the mark. Aug 26, 2018 Full Review Joel Keller Decider Cross is a reliable storyteller, and while Sturgess is serviceable as Hicks, Deyn is a fascinating watch as Renko. Apr 4, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

      Season Info

      Director
      Nick Rowland, Richard Senior, Brian Kirk
      Executive Producer
      Neil Cross, Kate Harwood
      Screenwriter
      Neil Cross
      Network
      BBC
      Rating
      TV-MA (L|V)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date
      Jan 6, 2018