{"id":48878,"date":"2024-04-02T20:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2017483"},"modified":"2024-04-02T20:37:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T18:37:46","slug":"colin-farrell-relished-playing-tender-character-in-new-drama-sugar","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/colin-farrell-relished-playing-tender-character-in-new-drama-sugar\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Farrell relished playing \u201ctender character\u201d in new drama Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"

“There was this lack of cynicism.” <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 02 April 2024 at 18:00 PM<\/p>

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As Colin Farrell returns to the small screen, he\u2019s taking on the role of a slick private investigator in new series Sugar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Apple TV+<\/a> noir mystery series follows John Sugar (Farrell), who\u2019s investigating the disappearance of a Hollywood producer\u2019s granddaughter.<\/p>\n

There are some big reveals along the way that we have to keep very quiet about, but for Farrell, who\u2019s also just wrapped The Penguin<\/a>, it was a relief to play such a \u201ctender\u201d character.<\/p>\n

He exclusively told RadioTimes.com<\/a>: \u201cI love film noir. I love older films, full stop, regardless of the genre, and so to have the noir tropes be honoured and be fleshed out as they were in this show, but have them seen through the lens of a private detective that felt so much less hardboiled than the Philip Marlowes and the Sam Spades, he felt so gentle.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd he\u2019s such a tender character, and he obviously inhabits a world of darkness and criminality and he lives alone, he\u2019s quite a lonely character, and all those other tropes are honoured.<\/p>\n

\"Kirby\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Kirby as Ruby as Colin Farrell as John Sugar in Sugar.<\/span><\/figcaption> Apple TV+<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cBut there was this kind of lack of cynicism, and this belief in human beings that I thought was really just an interesting counterpoint to the life that he lives and what he sees and what he observes human beings doing to each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sugar takes inspiration from film noir, even peppering iconic scenes into the show.<\/p>\n

However, the series has received very divisive reviews.<\/p>

In addition to Farrell and Cromwell, the show also stars Kirby Howell-Baptiste (Sandman), Amy Ryan (The Wire), Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad), Dennis Boutsikaris (Better Call Saul), Nate Corddry (Mindhunter), Sydney Chandler (Don\u2019t Worry Darling) and Alex Hernandez (Invasion).<\/p>\n

The series was created by Mark Protosevich, and is directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God) and Adam Arkin (The Offer).<\/p>\n

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Sugar premieres on Apple TV+ on 5th April. Visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n

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