Sugar' Review: Close Encounters of the Noir Kind

Sugar’s Season 2 deepens its noir crime story, placing John Sugar in a lonelier Los Angeles. After Season 1 revealed he is an alien, the love interest played by Amy Adams is gone, and his new associates include Sasha Calle as driver-investigator and Shea Whigham as an honest cop who feeds him inside information.

The season leans on cinematic touches—Gilda and Vertigo clips—and a moody soundtrack, but Sugar’s focus remains the missing petty criminal linked to a bent sheriff and the broader alien premise. With Sam Catlin as showrunner, the series mixes romance with a grittier Los Angeles crime vibe.