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Carrie Coon is the star ofThe Sinnerseason two, which premieres tonight on USA.
(Biel remains onboard, but this time off screen as executive producer.)
We see what happens, so we know what happens: This 13-year-old boy just killed his parents.
Then a woman named Vera (Coon) enters the picture, and things get even more complicated.
The whole reluctantly returning to ones hometown to investigate a crime scenario is reminiscent ofSharp Objects.
Yet it doesnt feel derivative.
Its straightforward, smart, and doesnt condescend to its audience.
The same can be said of the casts performances.
Coon is, as ever, thoroughly controlled, and she turns that steadiness into Veras biggest tell.
Pullman whose early reputation was built on playingridiculously nice guysand presidents resettles into his role as Harry beautifully.
The idea of a child killer is obviously disturbing, butThe Sinneravoids drowning in its own grimness.
The series is dark, but doesnt revel in that darkness.
It tells and shows what it needs to tell and show, and nothing more.
