Quarry (TV series)

Quarry
Genre Crime drama
Neo-noir
Created by
  • Graham Gordy
  • Michael D. Fuller
Based on Quarry by
Max Allan Collins
Written by
Directed by Greg Yaitanes
Starring
Composer(s) Kris Dirksen
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 8 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Alan Blomquist
Location(s) Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Cinematography Pepe Avila Del Pino
Editor(s) Donn Aron
Doc Crotzer
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 48–81 minutes
Production company(s)
Release
Original network Cinemax
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release September 9, 2016 (2016-09-09) – present
External links
Website

Quarry is an American crime drama television series based on the novels of Max Allan Collins. An eight-episode first season was ordered by Cinemax in February 2015.[1] The series was created for television by Graham Gordy and Michael D. Fuller and was directed by Greg Yaitanes. While the series' main setting is Memphis, it was filmed in both Memphis and New Orleans.[1] The series premiered on Cinemax on September 9, 2016.[2]

Quarry is the story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of killing and corruption that spans the length of the Mississippi River.[3]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Production

Cinemax ordered a pilot in April 2013.[4] Quarry received an eight-episode series order in February 2015 and filming began on March 30, 2015.[1]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"You Don't Miss Your Water"Greg YaitanesTeleplay by: Graham Gordy & Michael D. FullerSeptember 9, 2016 (2016-09-09)0.182[5]
In a flash-forward, Mac Conway kills a man and drags his body into the water. In the present, Mac and his best friend Arthur return to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972. When leaving the airport, they are swarmed by angry protestors for their presumed involvement in a massacre in Vietnam. Mac goes home and surprises his wife Joni and is welcomed back. Both Mac and Arthur have a difficult time finding employment, but Arthur eventually lands a job making furniture. At night, while Joni is away, Mac is approached by a man known as "The Broker" and his associate Karl in his home. Mac had been surveyed by Buddy, a scout working for The Broker. The Broker offers him $30,000 to be a contract killer, but Mac declines. While out with Arthur, Mac learns Arthur took the offer from The Broker. Mac acts as Arthur's lookout on his first job, but Arthur is blindsided and killed by a man guarding their target, Suggs. Mac rushes in and kills the shooter, but Suggs escapes. After Arthur's memorial service, Mac meets with The Broker in a quarry, where The Broker tells Mac he must work off Arthur's $30,000 debt. Mac's first target ends up being Cliff, a co-worker having an affair with Joni (a fact The Broker already knew). Mac goes to Cliff's house and finds a record of his that had been missing, and after a brief conversation, kicks the car's jack from underneath, crushing him. Joni wakes up to hear the missing record playing, realizing that Mac knows about her adultery, and the two look at each other in silence.
2"Figure Four"Greg YaitanesMichael D. Fuller & Graham GordySeptember 16, 2016 (2016-09-16)0.173[6]
Detectives Tommy Olsen and Vern Ratliff receive a call about a dead body and go the scene. Joni and her co-worker are driving to Cliff's house to pick him up for work then they spot the police. Joni insists on leaving quickly, and Tommy notices them driving off. Mac meets Buddy at a bar asking advice on what to do next and later visits Ruth, Arthur's widow, offering her money and help, but she declines. Mac goes to his father's house, hoping to ask for money, but is welcomed by his stepmother who's not happy to see him. Frustrated and drunk, he goes home and tosses his and Joni's bed. Joni comes home to find the house in shambles and Mac lying on the floor drunk. She locks the bedroom door on him and he pounds on the door. She finds a knife on the ground and hides it in her purse. Mac leaves and goes to a strip club where he asks Gwen, the bartender about a one-legged man; they also flirt. The two detectives question Joni at work, where she tells them they were just friends. She later removes a cassette tape from Cliff's desk. At the diner, Ruth serves a new customer, Moses. Later, Moses enters and searches her home. Buddy takes Mac with him to a meeting with a gunrunner and it quickly goes sideways, resulting in a bloody shootout. After killing the men, Buddy and Mac clean up the evidence and Mac's debt is reduced to $25,000. Mac goes to Gwen's house where they have sex. Suggs, who has been tailing Mac the entire time, knocks on the door, knowing Joni is alone.
3"A Mouthful of Splinters"Greg YaitanesGraham Gordy & Michael D. FullerSeptember 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)0.204[7]
Suggs kidnaps Joni and leaves a bloody message for Mac on the bathroom mirror, "I have your wife". Suggs calls Mac and tells him he wants $20,000 to return Joni. Mac begins to panic and leaves a message for The Broker asking for help. Mac meets with The Broker and Carl, and Mac threatens to go to the cops, but The Broker suggests the evidence of Joni's disappearance would not help Mac. Mac pleads for help and The Broker eventually agrees. At the police station, Tommy informs Cliff's sister Sandy that his death has been ruled an accident as drugs and alcohol were found in his system. Tommy still wants to pursue the investigation but his superiors tell him it's over. Suggs has Joni tied up in a small shack on a lake and he tells her that Mac cheated on her and how violently he killed a man. Joni lies and tells him she has her period, and asks to retrieve a tampon from her purse. She goes to the bathroom and retrieves a knife she previously took from home and hides it in her dress. After tying and gagging her, he takes off in a motorboat. Buddy is patched up by his mom from the prior gunfight and reveals he doesn't want to do this kind of work anymore. The Broker meets with Moses and Moses tells him he didn't find Arthur's kit of money. Carl gives Mac $20,000 for Joni's ransom. With Suggs gone, Joni begins to cut her ties with the knife. Suggs returns to find her laying on the ground and when he checks on her, Joni attacks him. They fight and end up both crashing through the door into the water. Joni is able to escape on the motorboat. While preparing to meet with Suggs, Mac receives a call from Joni. Mac picks her up at a shop she broke into for safety. Joni demands they return home, but Mac says no as it's still too dangerous. Mac returns the money to Carl and swaps cars.
4"Seldom Realized"Greg YaitanesMichael D. Fuller & Graham GordySeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)0.184[8]
5"Coffee Blues"Greg YaitanesJennifer SchuurOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)0.157[9]
6"His Deeds Were Scattered"Greg YaitanesMax Allan CollinsOctober 14, 2016 (2016-10-14)0.165[10]
7"Carnival of Souls"Greg YaitanesGraham Gordy & Michael D. FullerOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)0.198[11]
8"nước chảy đá mòn"Greg YaitanesMichael D. Fuller & Graham GordyOctober 28, 2016 (2016-10-28)0.178[12]

Reception

The first season received generally positive reviews from television critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has an approval rating of 70%, based on 20 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus is, "Quarry's distinctive setting and intriguing characters are just enough to offset a bleak narrative that struggles to make consistently compelling use of its assets."[13] Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating, gave the first season a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Baron, Steve (February 2, 2015). "Cinemax Announces Start of Production on New Drama 'Quarry'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  2. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (February 2, 2015). "'Quarry' Picked Up To Series At Cinemax". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Mason, Charlie (June 23, 2016). "Quarry Gets Cinemax Premiere Date — Plus: Exclusive New Images!". TVLine. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (April 3, 2013). "Cinemax Orders Contract Killer Drama Pilot Based On Max Allan Collins' 'Quarry' Books". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  5. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 12, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.9.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 19, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.16.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (September 26, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.23.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 3, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.30.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 10, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.7.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 17, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.14.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  11. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 24, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.21.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ Metcalf, Mitch (October 31, 2016). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.28.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Quarry: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Quarry - Season 1 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
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