DTF St.Louis is an American dark comedy television miniseries created by Steven Conrad for HBO. The series stars Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour, and premiered on March1, 2026. It received positive reviews and 7wins at the 78thPrimetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, as well as acting wins for Cardellini and Harbour.

Premise The seven-part series is about a love triangle between three adults experiencing middle-age malaise, which leads to one of them ending up dead. Two detectives investigate and learn the crime is connected to a dating app called "DTF St.Louis", which enables married couples to have affairs. The series is presented in a nonlinear narrative, with episodes often revisiting previous scenes to reveal their place in the overall chronology of events.

Cast and characters Main Jason Bateman as Clark Forrest, a weatherman Linda Cardellini as Carol Love-Smernitch, Floyd's wife David Harbour as Floyd Smernitch, an American Sign Language interpreter Richard Jenkins as Detective Donoghue Homer, a county detective Joy Sunday as Jodie Plumb, a special crimes officer from the Twyla police department Arlan Ruf as Richard, Carol's son and Floyd's stepson Peter Sarsgaard as Christopher Spurce / "Modern Love", a man Floyd meets on the DTF St. Louis app Chris Perfetti as Kevin Van Der Lonse / "Tiger Tiger", a man Clark tries to hire to pretend to be "Tiger Tiger"

Recurring Wynn Everett as Eimy Forrest, Clark's wife Aizley Ford as Anabel, Clark's daughter Maddyn Kendall as Genevieve, Clark's daughter Asher Miles Fallica as Stephen Queece Chastity Dotson as Clara Gilchrist

Guest Chris Conrad as Bob Dalt Todrick Hall as himself

Production The seven-part series has Steven Conrad as the series writer, showrunner, executive producer, and director. It started development in 2022 with David Harbour and Pedro Pascal attached to star and executive produce, and was originally inspired by the 2017 James Lasdun article in The New Yorker entitled "My Dentist's Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation".

However, in October2024, it was announced that Pascal was no longer involved and the creative direction of the series had evolved into a wholly original idea with no connection to the original article, with Jason Bateman joining the series to star alongside Harbour and serve as an executive producer for Aggregate Films. Additional executive producers include James Lasdun, as well as Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch for Escape Artists, Molly Allen, Bruce Terris, and Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films, Kristina Wenson for Bravo Axolotl, and MGM Television.

Linda Cardellini joined the cast in December2024. Richard Jenkins and Arlan Ruf joined the cast in January 2025. Chris Perfetti and Joy Sunday were added to the cast in February.

The main story takes place in Twyla, Missouri, a fictional suburb of St.Louis. A city website was created by the show's production designers, and follows along with the timeline of Floyd's death, and subsequent investigation.

Filming took place in Atlanta, Georgia, in May2025. The first trailer showed locations in Cumming and Johns Creek, Georgia.

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Release The series premiered on HBO on March 1, 2026.

Reception Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 89% approval rating, based on 55 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Steve Conrad zeroes in on the crossroads between the suburbanite mundane and insane with this sly yet telling crime thriller that boasts strong performances by David Harbour, Linda Cardellini, and Jason Bateman." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100, based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

Accolades Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Astra TV Awards August 15, 2026 Best Limited Series DTF St. Louis Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Jason Bateman David Harbour Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Linda Cardellini Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie Steven Conrad Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie Black Reel TV Awards August 17, 2026 Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie or Limited Series Joy Sunday Dorian TV Awards August 15, 2026 Best TV Movie or Limited Series DTF St. Louis Gotham TV Awards June 1, 2026 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Steven Conrad, Molly Allen, Jason Bateman, Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Michael Costigan, David Harbour, James Lasdun, Michael Nelson, Jennifer Scher, Bruce Terris, Steve Tisch, and K.C. Wenson Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series Linda Cardellini David Harbour Humanitas Prize September 9, 2026 Limited Series Teleplay Steven Conrad MacGuffin Awards September 12, 2026 Television Miniseries Katrina Rice Primetime Emmy Awards September 14, 2026 Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, David Harbour, KC Wenson, Steven Conrad, Todd Black, Molly Allen, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch, Bruce Terris, Jennifer Scher, Michael Nelson, James Lasdun, Taylor Latham, and Christina M. Fitzgerald Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards September 5–6, 2026 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Jason Bateman David Harbour Richard Jenkins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Linda Cardellini Joy Sunday Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Steven Conrad Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Francine Maisler, Amber Wakefield, Molly Rose, Chase Paris, and Tara Feldstein Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie James Whitaker Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Molly Maginnis, Nadia Durham, and Brenda Maben Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Kevin D. Ross and Max Koepke Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie John W. Cook II, James Parnell, Akira Fukasawa, Fernanda Domene, James Howe, and Alex Wurman TCA Awards August 20, 2026 Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries or Specials DTF St. Louis Individual Achievement in Drama David Harbour

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