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<i>Hard Sun</i> Is Almost Impressively Demented

Hulu’s new show from the creator of <em>Luther</em> is a totally bonkers melange of sci-fi scenarios, global doom, and stabbiness.
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The labyrinthine, Gordian tangle of plots, subplots, complications, and revelations crammed into the six episodes of include a serial killer convinced he’s God’s messenger on earth, a stoic detective whose schizophrenic son tries to kill her and set her house on fire, an ethically dubious detective who may or may not have murdered his partner, a man dying of cancer who runs a cult for people considering suicide, and a father who executes his wife’s entire family to try and get custody of his children.

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