Exclusive: Video Q&A With “Hightown” Creator Rebecca Perry Cutter & Showrunner Gary Lennon

A series from Emmy Award–winner Jerry Bruckheimer (Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, Top Gun: Maverick, CSI franchise) and Lionsgate Television, Hightown was created by Rebecca Cutter (Gotham) and is overseen by Gary Lennon. Its second season will premiere Sunday, October 17, 2021 across all STARZ platforms at 9:00 PM EST/PST in the U.S. and Canada, and will air day and date internationally on the STARZPLAY premium streaming platform across Europe, Latin America and Japan. The season includes several episodes directed by Cutter, marking her directorial debut within television.

In the show’s second season, the picture-perfect version of summer on Cape Cod clashes with its off-season reality. Jackie Quinones (played by Monica Raymund), achieving her dream of becoming a real cop, is out to do some good in this world. Thrust immediately into the crime wave of deadly carfentanyl flooding the Cape, Jackie is laser-focused on bringing down drug dealer Frankie Cuevas (played by Amaury Nolasco), the man Jackie holds responsible for the death of her best friend Junior. For Jackie, it is personal but then again, for Jackie, everything is personal. When Frankie’s cousin Jorge (played by Luis Guzmán) joins his operation, he introduces a new level of violence and chaos. With disgraced officer Ray Abruzzo (played by James Badge Dale) off the force and mired in depression, Jackie finds a new partner in Leslie (played by Tonya Glanz), the only other female on the force. Through it all, Jackie must walk the tightrope of sobriety as she struggles to stay above an ocean of secrets, betrayal and the shame and failure of her past. Riley Voelkel, Atkins Estimond, and Dohn Norwood also star in the acclaimed Starz series, which offers its fair share of dark comedy.

On October 6, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Hightown creator Rebecca Perry Cutter and showrunner Gary Lennon about the show’s second season via Zoom, as embedded below. More on Hightown, its stars and production team can be found by clicking here, here and here.

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."