From its very first episode, Starz's new crime drama Hightownposes the question of who its intended audience is. The generous answer would be "everyone." Set in the gay hotspot of Provincetown, Massachusetts, on the tip of Cape Cod, during a crowded summer, the series is chock-full of racy lesbian sex and half-naked revelers in assless chaps, but also features more than its share of gratuitous stripteases to satisfy the male gaze.
Its inclusive sensibility — which includes a couple of hilarious gags at the expense of penises from its queer Latina protagonist's POV — screams premium cable, but its stock characters and profoundly square murder mystery are straight out of a CBS procedural.
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