In Season 2 of Sugar, Colin Farrell’s quirky detective becomes more human

When Colin Farrell was doing press for the first season of the detective series sugarIt had to be very Careful with the way you speak. sugar It’s a story about a quirky private investigator, but it’s also a secret work of science fiction, something that doesn’t become clear until halfway through the season. “I knew I could get the show into deep shit if I revealed certain things,” he told me. Now as sugar Heading into his next seasonwhich begins streaming on Apple TV on June 19, Pharrell says he feels “liberated” from his previous veil of secrecy. “There are certain things I won’t mention here about Season 2, but there’s nothing bigger than the reveal in Episode 6 of Season 1,” he says.

Season 1 spoiler warning sugar.

This secret is that Farrell’s character, a strange and lovable private investigator named John Sugar, He is actually an alien. He is an alien obsessed with old movies, which has given him a rosy view of humanity, and contributed to his notable quirks, such as never leaving the house without a suit and tie and, for some reason, being beloved by all dogs. At the end of Season 1, Sugar’s alien companions escape the planet after discovering their true selves, putting their lives in danger. But John stayed behind, partly to deal with some unfinished business regarding his sister, who had disappeared on his home planet. But he also really loves people, and doesn’t seem ready to leave them, and his ’66 Corvette Stingray.

At the beginning of Season 2, John takes on a new case involving the missing brother of an up-and-coming boxer, sending him into some of the most dangerous areas of Los Angeles’ underground drug trade. At the same time, he slowly learns more about what happened to his sister and also deals with the repercussions of being isolated from the rest of his kind. Every now and then he sends a message on a strange means of communication, but receives nothing but silence in return. All of this forces John to confront a number of experiences that are largely new to him: loneliness, violence, and, ultimately, even love. For Farrell, that element of growth is what makes Sugar’s latest project interesting.

“Even though the character belongs to where he came from, he was always a tool, a tool used to try to explore the human condition,” he explains. “Season 2 is a case of honoring the foundation of the character that we’ve created, but also adding to it, and putting Sugar in situations where he’s going to reveal new parts of himself and be challenged, and he’s going to have the opportunity to feel things that he’s never felt before, and he’s going to be confused about what to do with those feelings, whether that’s in terms of romantic love, or in terms of violence. None of us really know what we’re capable of until we’re in a situation where we have to respond to a certain event or environment, and it’s the same for Sugar.

It was said: the season He does Answer some important questions about John’s extraterrestrial origins, though I won’t spoil anything now. But the most interesting thing about the ongoing story is the way John grows as a person. He’s still a great detective and a tirelessly thoughtful friend, but he also makes mistakes, makes bad decisions, and does things that go against his beliefs in order to help others.

After spending so much time on Earth, especially now that he was isolated from his own kind, John had become more like the humans he was fascinated with. Through this, he becomes more vulnerable. In fact, one particular moment in Season 2 offers perhaps the most intimate look at John yet: He’s not naked or injured, but wearing jeans and a sweatshirt, a far cry from his typical police uniform.

“It was a little weird, really,” Farrell says. “In the world of jeans and a blazer, I felt a little different.”