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Sharp Objects – Miniseries, Episode 1 Vanish

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Sharp Objects – Miniseries, Episode 1

Vanish

Aired Jul 8, 2018

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Reporter Camille Preaker is sent to her rural hometown to file a story about two missing girls, one of whom was found dead; Camille joins Detective Richard Willis and Chief of Police Vickery in following leads on the most recent missing girl.

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Carefully crafted characters and gorgeous cinematography bring the bleak, beautiful world of Wind Gap to life in "Vanish."

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Aja Romano

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07/09/2018

I can't resist any giant house with an erratic Miss Havisham type in it, and Clarkson is just glorious.

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Dana Schwartz

Entertainment Weekly

07/09/2018

A-

Gorgeously shot, expertly directed, and intensely aesthetically satisfying, the first episode of Sharp Objects will get you salivating to watch the next episode.

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Brandon Katz

Observer

07/09/2018

"Vanish," effectively setting the stage for the season to come.

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Joe Lipsett

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09/20/2024

Jean-Marc Vallée's dreamy direction and Patricia Clarkson's wardrobe make this alcohol-fuelled haze of an intro episode go down easy, while Amy Adams' alcoholic turn hints at very dark secrets ahead. This is going to be rough.

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Laura Hindley

Mediaversity Reviews

08/18/2019

B-

The exploration of Munchausen by proxy syndrome in Sharp Objects spotlights a very real form of abuse.

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Nathan Osborne

Film Inquiry

07/27/2018

In the space of one hour, Sharp Objects provides us with one of the most layered, dynamic female characters currently on our screens

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Synopsis

Reporter Camille Preaker is sent to her rural hometown to file a story about two missing girls, one of whom was found dead; Camille joins Detective Richard Willis and Chief of Police Vickery in following leads on the most recent missing girl.

Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Executive Producer: Jason Blum, Charles Layton, Jessica Rhoades, Amy Adams, Gillian Flynn, Marti Noxon, Jean-Marc Vallée, Nathan Ross, Gregg Fienberg, Vince Calandra
Screenwriter: Marti Noxon
Network: HBO
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Jul 8, 2018