Great Trailer for New FX Drama THE LOWDOWN Starring Ethan Hawke
FX has released a great full trailer for the upcoming drama series The Lowdown, starring Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Boyhood), as well as Keith David, Kyle MacLachlan, Kaniehtiio Horn, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Scott Shepherd, Siena East, Cody Lightning, Michael "Killer Mike" Render, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tracy Letts.
The series is created by writer/director Sterlin Harjo (Mekko, Love and Fury, Reservoir Dogs), with writers Duffy Boudreau, Sterlin Harjo, Sneha Koorse, Olivia Purnell, and Scott Teems, and directors Sterlin Harjo, Macon Blair, and Danis Goulet.
The synopsis reads: “Lee (Ethan Hawke) lives and works in a rare bookstore tucked in the heart of Tulsa – a local refuge and unofficial community hub. While no idealist, he's fiercely committed to exposing corruption & unearthing the city's hidden rot, even when it puts him at risk.
“His sleuthing pulls him deep into Tulsa's underbelly – and often away from his 14-year-old daughter Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), a precocious kid who's inherited his curiosity and longs to join him. His ex Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn) is exasperated by Lee's endless digging, but still sees the good in him – especially when it comes to Francis, the one thing they've never stopped showing up for.
“When the publication of his latest exposé – a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family – is immediately followed by the suspicious death of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), the black sheep of the family, Lee knows he's stumbled onto something big.
“Following the trailer that Dale has left behind, urging someone to dig deeper into the circumstances surrounding his death, Lee does just that. And what Lee discovers is that Betty Jo (Jeanne Tripplehorn), the grieving widow, seems to be more interested in her brother-in-law Donald Washberg (Kyle MacLachlan), a gubernatorial candidate, than in her dearly departed. And powerful forces want to prevent Lee from learning anything more about them...”
This looks like a pretty good show, and Hawke is a fantastic actor to lead it. Check out the trailer below, and watch The Lowdown on FX/Hulu starting on September 23rd.