The Sinner (TV series)

The Sinner
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Genre	Anthology Crime drama Mystery
Based on	The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr
Developed by	Derek Simonds
Starring	Bill Pullman Jessica Hecht Season 1 Jessica Biel Christopher Abbott Dohn Norwood Abby Miller Season 2 Elisha Henig Carrie Coon Hannah Gross Natalie Paul Tracy Letts Season 3 Matt Bomer Parisa Fitz-Henley Eddie Martinez Chris Messina Season 4 Alice Kremelberg Michael Mosley Frances Fisher David Huynh Cindy Cheung Ronin Wong Neal Huff
Composer	Ronit Kirchman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	32
Production
Executive producers	Jessica Biel Michelle Purple Derek Simonds Antonio Campos Charlie Gogolak Bradford Winters John David Coles
Producer	Donna E. Bloom
Production locations	New York South Carolina
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	40–54 minutes
Production companies	Midnight Choir Inc. Zaftig Films Iron Ocean Universal Cable Productions Universal Content Productions
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	August 2, 2017 (2017-08-02) – December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
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The Sinner is an American police procedural anthology television series developed by Derek Simonds for USA Network. It is named after Petra Hammesfahr's 1999 novel, which served as the basis for the first season. Bill Pullman stars as a police detective who investigates crimes committed by unlikely culprits and attempts to uncover their motivations. Only Pullman appears in every season, while the rest of the cast mostly changes for each season's story.

Intended as an eight-part miniseries, The Sinner premiered to critical acclaim and high ratings. The show's success led to USA Network turning it into an anthology series, which aired for four seasons from August 2, 2017, to December 1, 2021.

The first season of The Sinner received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film for Jessica Biel. Biel was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.