Quarry (TV series)
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| Genre |
Crime drama Neo-noir |
| Created by |
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| Based on |
Quarry by Max Allan Collins |
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| Directed by | Greg Yaitanes |
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| Composer(s) | Kris Dirksen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| 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 |
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| Original network | Cinemax |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | September 9, 2016 – present |
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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. 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. The series premiered on Cinemax on September 9, 2016.
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.
Cinemax ordered a pilot in April 2013.Quarry received an eight-episode series order in February 2015 and filming began on March 30, 2015.
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."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".
The first season will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 14, 2017.
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