Why the American Version of 'Broadchurch' Didn’t Work

The premise of a depressing police series featuring cops who care too much and are heavily invested in their work is not a new one. Dozens of series focus on hard-working police detectives trying to crack cases that are either new to them or have been haunting them for years. In 2013, Chris Chibnall created Broadchurch for ITV in the U.K. The series ran three different series from 2013 to 2017 and focused on a small coastal town in Dorset that is shaken by a brutal crime: the death of an 11-year-old boy.
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