Reviewing "Mare Of Easttown": A gripping crime drama series with a great performance from Kate Winslet

Mare of Easttown stars Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a troubled detective in the small suburb of Easttown, dealing with her failure to locate a missing girl, her divorce the recent death of her son, and not being able to live up to others' expectations for her after scoring an "impossible shot" in a basketball game years ago. Erin, a young single mother caring for her son, also has her own troubles, and when a naked body is found in a creek, it kicks off a murder investigation that involves just about everyone in town, from Mare's ex-husband Frank, Erin's ex Dylan and his new girlfriend Brianna, and even the local Catholic deacon Mark Burton. County detective Colin (Evan Peters) is brought in to help with the case.

The series features strong performances from everyone, especially Kate Winslet, with the source of her constant sadness and aloofness being explored gradually as she struggles to move on from the past. Peters's Colin exudes a manic energy offsetting the sadness permeating many of the town's more long-term residents and providing some much-needed levity. The ongoing investigation delves into a lot of darker themes and explores things like grief and guilt in a very emotionally resonant yet also very dark way, and shows that family will do a lot for one of their own, for better and worse.

Mare Of Easttown is a very good miniseries centered on a murder investigation amid heartbreaking and realistic domestic drama, with enough twists, turns and red herrings to keep you guessing until the very end, and featuring Kate Winslet giving an arguably career-defining performance.

Score: 10/10