“A crime-solving bookshop owner”: Ethan Hawke is the perfect sleuth in compulsive corruption drama The Lowdown

When it comes to compulsive dramas, we like to think we're pretty good at finding them - and the latest is one we're confident you're really going to like. Ethan Hawke is stepping into the shoes of a crime-solving bookshop owner for Disney+'s compulsive new corruption drama, The Lowdown (he's also playing executive producer) - and it turns out, he makes the perfect sleuth.

The explosive eight-part series follows Ethan’s character Lee Raybon, who lives and works in a bookshop in the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lee is rough around the edges (with a few scars and bruises here and there) and also moonlights as an investigative journalist mets sleuth. You see, he's working hard to joins the dots on local corruption in Tulsa’s criminal underbelly - and, what’s more, he has a powerful local family, the Washbergs - in his sights.

While we wait for The Lowdown to arrive on our screens, here’s everything you need to know about the series, including the plot, cast and how to watch it.

What is The Lowdown about?

The eight-part series is set in Tusla, Oklahoma, and stars Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon, a journalist whose obsession with the truth is constantly getting him in trouble. Lee has built a vibrant community in the rare bookshop he lives and works in - and where he’s fiercely committed to exposing corruption in the city.

That dedication to sleuthing has pulled him into Tulsa’s dark underworld - and that's where the drama really starts. There's also drama at home; while his 14-year-old daughter Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) has inherited his love of solving mysteries and wants to join his adventures - much to the exasperation of his ex, Samantha (Kaniehtiio Horn).

Disney+'s official synopsis continues: “When the publication of Lee’s latest exposé - a deep dive into the powerful Washberg family - is immediately followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson), the black sheep of the family, Lee knows he’s stumbled onto something big.”

Lee follows a trail of breadcrumbs deliberately left behind by Dale, only to find that some powerful forces-that-be want to keep Lee from his detective work. Marty (Keith David), who has been hired by political candidate Donald Washberg (Kyle MacLachlan) arrives on the scene, and seems curiously interested in the whole investigation…

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There’s an intriguing real-life element to the series, too, as it’s loosely based on the life of American public historian Lee Roy Chapman, inspiring the drama’s own “truthstorian” Lee. Need more reasons to add it to your watchlist? It's also packed with big stars, with the likes of Kyle MacLachlan and Peter Dinklage also featuring, and it’s been created by Reservation Dogs’ Sterlin Harjo.

Who’s in the cast of The Lowdown?

The cast of The Lowdown includes:

• Ethan Hawke as Lee Raybon
• Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Francis
• Kaniehtiio Horn as Samantha
• Tim Blake Nelson as Dale Washberg
• Jeanne Tripplehorn as Betty Jo
• Kyle MacLachlan as Donald Washberg
• Keith David as Marty
• Siena East
• Scott Shepherd
• Tracy Letts
• Macon Blair
• Killer Mike
• Cody Lightning
• Michael Hitchcock
• Peter Dinklage

Is there a trailer for The Lowdown?

Yes, you can watch the trailer for The Lowdown below.

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How can I watch The Lowdown?

Good news - The Lowdown is coming soon. The series will be available to stream on Disney+ from Wednesday 24th September.