Fans got a sneak peek at USA’s upcoming thriller series The Sinner, based on the German crime novel by Petra Hammesfahr, at the Tribeca Film Festival from acclaimed director Antonio Campos.
Starring Jessica Biel, Christopher Abbott, and Bill Pullman, the 8-episode series centers on a young mother who is “overcome by an inexplicable fit of rage and commits a startling act of violence. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the “who” or the “what” – but the “why.” Soon the investigator finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman’s buried motive.
Amy Miller, Teri Wyble, Dohn Norwood, Robert Funaro, Leslie Fray, Eric Todd, Meredith Holzman, Michael H. Cole, and Rebecca Brooksher co-star.
The Sinner will premiere on USA on August 2, 2017.