Mare of Easttown shares similarities with other gloomy crime dramas and specifically referenced
True Detective. However, following the second episode, there is another show
Mare draws a more obvious comparison to, and thatâs
Broadchurch, the popular British serial that also revolved around a murder in a small, close-knit community.
There are clear surface similarities: a female police detective tasked with interrogating close friends and acquaintances, the male investigator brought in to help from out of town, the way everyone in Easttown is connected and hiding secrets, there is even the noticeable vernacular (except the Dorset accents have been replaced by the distinct tones of Delaware County). And, like