Indian girl found dead; group of vicious girls (and boys) may be to blame. Woman writer, ex of the hood, investigates with help of former lover policewoman. These are Vritipa Gupta, Riley Keough (Daisy Jones and the Six) and Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon). The horrible bitches (or misunderstood youths, depending on your point of view) are Chloe Quidry, Aiyana Goodfellow and Izzy G, with Javon 'Wanna' Walton as the lost young man involved. Archie Panjabi and Ezra Faroque Khan are the parents.
It's based on a true story by Rebecca Godfrey, set in 1997 in Saanich, Victoria, Vancouver Island. I don't think she actually went back to Saanich at the time it was blowing up, but she did live there previously. And the character of the cop and her family are also made up for the show. It was developed with the cooperation of Godfrey in the three years before her death and the announcement of the commissioning.
Halfway through I started wondering if this was the same story that triggered The River's Edge, but as that came out in 1986. that 's a clear no (that film has a similar story and was also inspired by true events).
An eight part series. It was well acted, but too long, as usual (do we need Indian flashback episode, for example), and obviously grim (I don't think we needed the flashback to under the bridge again) so I don't think I'd watch it again.
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