'Bloody' detective thriller series perfect for Happy Valley fans coming to ITV
ITVX has announced that the thriller series One Dollar will be joining its streaming platform, with all episodes launching on 23 August. The drama was created, written and executive produced by Jason Mosberg and directed by Craig Zobel, whose portfolio includes Mare of Easttown and The Penguin.
Set in the declining Pennsylvania town of Braden, One Dollar traces the path of a single one-dollar note as it circulates amongst locals. Throughout its journey, it weaves together multiple lives that eventually intersect with a brutal multiple murder at the town's steel mill. Each episode centres on a different individual, progressively exposing the community's concealed truths and social rifts as the murder inquiry progresses.
The ensemble features John Carroll Lynch as steel mill proprietor Bud, Carl Philip Ettinger as Garrett, a lone father struggling financially, and Nathaniel Martello-White as private detective Jake, resolute in exposing the truth behind the murders. Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr portrays Randall Abatsy.
The series is a CBS Studios production in collaboration with Anonymous Content, with worldwide distribution managed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Executive producers include Rafael Yglesias, Jason Mosberg, Graham Gordy, Alexandre Dauman, Matt DeRoss and Craig Zobel.
Viewers who have already seen the series have heaped praise upon it. One fan wrote: "Excellent drama. Low key but gripping. Good human interest stories around a murder mystery. Nice to have fresh faces and down-to-earth characters instead of the usual Hollywood starlet, beautiful, botoxed, face-lifted people. Loved it."
Another viewer commented: "From the start the viewer knows a crime has occurred but wonderful writing allows multi-character storylines to develop in a way that the crime itself becomes the backdrop and it's the personal stories of individuals that are the focus of the show. This can only be accomplished by great acting and original storytelling."