I don’t usually care for cop shows but I started watching Low Winter Sun out of curiosity about how they would deal with Detroit as a backdrop. Plus Mark Strong and Lennie James are great actors.
The first couple of episodes were truly horrible. As the critics said, James and Strong were restrained by bad lines and it was as if the writers hoped pictures of Detroit would carry the show. One local critic made the point that Detroit is a primarily black city and the show tries to hide that fact. (Mark Strong and Lennie James are both British) Lennie James also played Morgan on Walking Dead.
Fortunately the show is getting better as the characters develop and their acting ability begins to shine.
LOL -—I had exactly the opposite response. I liked the first couple of episodes but found it tedious after that