A violent death unravels a privileged life, forcing a woman to confront terrible, atmospheric revelations.
Suspenseful and melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Max.
Nothing past what a TV-MA promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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Grace and Jonathan Fraser are living the only lives they ever wanted. Overnight a chasm opens in their lives: a violent death and a chain of terrible revelations. Left behind in the wake of a spreading and very public disaster, Grace must dismantle one life and create another for her child and her family.
There is a twist, and that is all we are saying.
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