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DTF St. Louis Nears HBO Debut as Early Reviews Applaud Performances, Question Mystery Pacing

Early reviews spotlight standout performances alongside concerns about the investigation’s pacing.

Overview

  • The seven-episode limited series premieres March 1 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.
  • A darkly comic suburban noir, it follows three middle-aged friends whose use of a local hookup app entangles them in a love triangle that ends in a death, told through a nonlinear police reconstruction.
  • David Harbour, Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini and Joy Sunday star, with Richard Jenkins playing a veteran detective; Steven Conrad created, wrote and directed the series.
  • Critics who viewed roughly half the season praise the lead trio and the show’s tone but note repetitive investigation scenes and slack pacing in the mystery.
  • Harbour and Conrad emphasize the app is a device to explore midlife connection, even as HBO’s marketing leans into the swinging and dating-app premise.