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The Sinner

The Sinner

Her sins will drown them all.

20177.54 Seasons32 EpisodesEnded

Overview

In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.

Created by Nina Braddock
Written by Mia Chung, Petra Hammesfahr
Produced by Ellen Marie Blum, Aaron Seliquini, Brad Carpenter
NetworksUSA Network

Top Cast

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

Harry Ambrose

Frances Fisher

Frances Fisher

Meg Muldoon

Alice Kremelberg

Alice Kremelberg

Percy Muldoon

Neal Huff

Neal Huff

Sean Muldoon

Cindy Cheung

Cindy Cheung

Stephanie Lam

Ronin Wong

Ronin Wong

Mike Lam

Jessica Hecht

Jessica Hecht

Sonya Barzel

Michael Mosley

Michael Mosley

Colin Muldoon

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookanthologymurdermemory lossdrugsmurder investigationreligiositysisterhoodpsychotic attack

About The Sinner

The Sinner is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2017 exploring themes of based on novel or book, anthology, murder, memory loss, drugs, murder investigation. Created by Nina Braddock, it stars Bill Pullman, Frances Fisher, Alice Kremelberg. In a small New York town, a haunted detective hunts for answers about perplexing crimes while wrestling with his own demons.

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