The HBO limited series has needed only seven episodes (and an extraordinary ending) to show itself as one of the best mystery dramas.
'Who killed Erin?' could be read all over the internet when Mare of Easttown came to an end on May 30. Since we learned of Kate Winslet's triumphant return as a detective in a small town, we knew that we were facing one of the limited series of the year and one that would undoubtedly captivate us throughout all its chapters; With each one of them, this series managed to involve us in Easttown to search, together with our enigmatic protagonist, for the truth about the murder that convulsed this small town in the United States.
It is no exaggeration to say that we are facing one of the best series premieres in 2021, simply seeing the expectation that it has managed to generate Sunday after Sunday with the launch of one chapter a week since April 18, is enough to know that Mare of Easttown could be a worthy candidate to be present in the next awards season. So, if these reasons are not enough to watch this miniseries once and for all, here we tell you everything you need to know to get hooked on Mare of Easttown.
What is Mare of Easttown about?
As she watches her life fall apart, small-town Pennsylvania detective Mare Sheehan investigates the murder of a young woman. In a duality between her personal history and the findings of her murder, Mare has to wander in a close community full of secrets where family and the tragedies of the past often mark the future.
Despite being immersed in a true crisis after the death of her son, the separation of her partner and the fight with her daughter-in-law over her grandson, Mare Sheehan makes time to investigate Erin's case . Her personal relationships with her mother, new partner, relatives of the victim and possible suspects set the tone for the protagonist who seeks not to succumb to the emotional debacle and the dark secrets that the Easttown community hides.
How many chapters does Mare of Easttown have?
Being a limited series, according to the category of its production company HBO, the story written by Brad Ingelsby and directed by Craig Zobel, has seven chapters of approximately one hour in length.
Who stars in Mare of Easttown?
As we already established, the role of detective Mare Sheehan is played by Oscar winner Kate Winslet. The Titanic actress is joined by a great cast led by Evan Peters as Detective Colin Zabel, Guy Pearce as Richard Ryan, Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross, Jean Smart as Helen, Angourie Rice as Siobhan Sheehan and David Denman as Mark Sheehan.
What is the meaning of the ending of Mare of Easttown?
It is not news to anyone to say that the world was convulsed with the final chapter of Mare of Easttown, and it is no wonder, its creator Brad Ingelsby well commented in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter: 'We had to end the series on a high note. funny or it would have been too sad and heavy', so we can get an idea of the events that transformed the series to be one of the most notable mystery dramas of recent months.
If you are still here and you are not turning on the television to put on Mare of Easttown right now, and you are also one of those who seeks an explanation for everything, we will tell you what the creator himself has to say about the explanation of the final chapter (evidently, it contains spoilers). In this last chapter, we were able to see how Erin's murderer was Ryan, the son of Mare's best friend, to which its creator comments 'The axis of the first scenes is that Mare's relationship with Lori is fractured. He knows that Lori is hiding the truth at the end of the episode, something that is a betrayal in Mare's eyes.
Likewise, there is an emblematic closing about the protagonist, the final scene where Mare goes up to the attic for the first time since the death of her son. 'We always knew that the core of the series was a woman who had not mourned the death of her son and has to confront him' comments Ingelsby to close a dual story between the truth of a character in his personal life and the events that mark both the character and his community after a tragic murder.
