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DTF St. Louis’ Premieres Sunday on HBO as Early Reviews Praise Cast, Question Murder Hook

Steven Conrad’s seven-part dark comedy follows a midlife love triangle in the Missouri suburbs that unfolds through nonlinear perspectives.

Overview

  • DTF St. Louis debuts March 1 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max, with new episodes Sundays through the April 12 finale.
  • Created by Steven Conrad, the limited series stars David Harbour, Jason Bateman, and Linda Cardellini, with Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday leading the investigation within the story.
  • The plot centers on three middle-aged adults whose search for connection through a hookup app leads to a death, told through time jumps and unreliable narration.
  • Advance reviews highlight empathetic, darkly comic character work and standout performances, while some critics find the pacing and detective thread less compelling than the character study.
  • Harbour serves as an executive producer after years developing the project, which initially involved Pedro Pascal before Bateman joined; HBO’s marketing leans into the app’s explicit acronym.