Stumptown is a new crime drama airing on ABC. Cobbie Smulders stars in the series.
It had its premiere on September 25. So let’s dive into some more trivia and facts!
- Stumptown is an American crime drama television series
- It is created by Jason Richman
- The series debuted in the 2019–20 television season on September 25, 2019
- It is based on graphic novels of the same name
- The title Stumptown is a nickname for the city of Portland, Oregon
- Where the series is set
- It airs on ABC
- Dex Parios is a sharp-witted military veteran, who struggles to get by and take care of her younger brother, in Portland Oregon
- Dex is suffering PTSD from her time as a marine in Afghanistan
- There she worked as an investigator until she was injured by an explosion
- The explosion killed her childhood sweetheart and former fiancé
- Dex has gambling debts and becomes a private investigator to solve problems where the police cannot get involved
- Detective Miles Hoffman refers problems to her
- Grey McConnell, a bar owner and Dex’s friend provides moral support and her brother Ansel works at his bar
- On January 29, 2019, it was announced that ABC had given the production a pilot order
- The pilot was written by Jason Richman
- Who executive produces alongside with Ruben Fleischer, Dave Bernad, Greg Rucka, Matthew Southworth and Justin Greenwood
- Production companies involved with the pilot include The District and ABC Studios
- On May 8, 2019, it was announced that the production had been given a series order
- A day after that, it was announced that the series would premiere in the fall of 2019 and air on Wednesdays at 10:00 P.M.
- The series premiered on September 25, 2019
- In February 2019, it was announced that Cobie Smulders had been cast in the pilot’s lead role
- Alongside the series order announcement, it was reported that Michael Ealy, Mark Webber and Camryn Manheim had joined the cast in starring roles
- On May 11, 2019, it was reported that Webber had exited and his role would be recast
- He was originally cast to play the male lead opposite Smulders in the series
- On May 29, 2019, Jake Johnson was cast as Grey McConnell, replacing Webber
- On May 14, 2019, ABC released the first official trailer for the series
- The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating
- With an average rating of 7.98/10
- Based on 21 reviews
- The website’s critical consensus reads, “Simple, but strong, Stumptown moves at a brisk pace and packs a serious punch thanks in large part to Cobie Smulders’ star making performance”
- On Metacritic the series has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100
- Based on reviews from 15 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews”
- Caroline Framke of Variety magazine wrote: “With only one episode to go on, it’s hard to say how “Stumptown” will handle its upcoming cases of the week, or if it will shade Dex out beyond her cliched basics. But there are a couple standout elements of the show that point towards a more promising season than not”
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