Sharp Objects (series) (2018)
Release Year: 2018
Nation: Canada, United States
Alternative Title: Objetos Cortantes, 利器之痕, Sur ma peau, シャープ・オブジェクト KIZU－傷－：連続少女猟奇殺人事件, 샤프 오브젝트
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée, Marti Noxon
Writer: Alex Metcalf, Ariella Blejer, Dawn Kamoche, Gillian Flynn, Marti Noxon
Production & Genre
Producer: Co-Producer: Marc Cote
Executive Producer: Amy Adams, Charles Layton, Gillian Flynn, Gregg Fienberg, Jason Blum, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jessica Rhoades, Marti Noxon, Nathan Ross
Companies: Blumhouse Productions, Blumhouse Television, Crazyrose, Entertainment One, Fourth Born, Tiny Pyro
Budget: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: alcoholic, based on novel or book, child murder, drunkenness, dysfunctional family, hometown, missouri, munchausen syndrome by proxy, murder investigation, nostalgic, police chief, psychological thriller, reporter, self-destruction, southern gothic, trauma, violence
Story
Reporter Camille Preaker returns to her rural hometown in Missouri after a brief stay at a psychiatric hospital to investigate the murders of two young girls. Struggling with her own demons and haunted by her past, she finds herself identifying too closely with the victims. As she digs deeper into the case, she must confront her troubled family history, including her neurotic hypochondriac mother and half-sister who has an eerie grip on the town. Camille's investigation leads her to unravel not just the murders but also the psychological puzzle of her own past.
Summary
Based on Gillian Flynn's novel, 'Sharp Objects' is a psychological thriller that combines elements of southern gothic and crime drama. The series follows Camille Preaker, an alcoholic reporter with a troubled past who returns to her hometown to investigate a string of child murders. Set in the humid, atmospheric summer heat of Missouri, the story explores themes of family dysfunction, self-destruction, trauma, and the struggle between truth and denial.
