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The Sinner
2017–2021
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #249
- IMDb #271
- Google retired #150
- Rotten Tomatoes #160
- Metacritic #220
- RatingGraph #368
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #104
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #236
- Metacritic Critics #143
- Metacritic Audience #296
- Criticker #189
- Trakt #272
Every rating
57–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 57, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Detective Ambrose employs some unusual tactics, and a deep capacity for empathy to solve his cases. His boundless dedication is driven by his dark past, leading him into powerful and often dangerously intimate bonds with his suspects.
Details
- Created by
- Derek Simonds
- Studio
- UCP, Iron Ocean, Zaftig Films, Midnight Choir
- Released
- 2 August 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 32 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 0 wins, 11 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2019 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2018 | Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2018 | Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Miniseries or Television Film | The Sinner | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 2018 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
| Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022 | Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2019 | Best Action-Thriller Television Series | The Sinner | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | The Sinner | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Jessica Biel | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
3 nominations
| Best Action-Thriller Television Series | The Sinner | Nominee |
| Best Actor on Television | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
| Best Television Presentation | The Sinner | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series | Bill Pullman | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| The Bingeworthy Show of 2018 | The Sinner | Nominee |