What is Mare of Easttown about?
A detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigates a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A small-town detective unravels a murder while her own life quietly disintegrates under a pall of melancholy.
Suspenseful and tense. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Mare of Easttown parents guide
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Strong
- Frequent strong profanity or slurs.
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Three questions
- Is Mare of Easttown scary?
- Only a little. Mare of Easttown has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Mare of Easttown?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Mare of Easttown rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Moderate sex and nudity, strong violence, and frequent strong language. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.
Cast and crew
Created byBrad Ingelsby
StarringKate Winslet, Jean Smart, Julianne Nicholson, Angourie Rice, Evan Peters, Sosie Bacon
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Mare of Easttown is on our Whodunits, Limited series, 2020s, Max and Drama on Max lists.
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