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| Based On: | Quarry by Max Allan Collins |
| Director: | Greg Yaitanes |
| Composer: | Kris Dirksen |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
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| Producer: | Alan Blomquist |
| Editor: | Donn Aron Doc Crotzer |
| Location: | Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana |
| Cinematography: | Pepe Avila Del Pino |
| Camera: | Single-camera |
| Runtime: | 48–81 minutes |
| Channel: | Cinemax |
Quarry is an American neo-noir crime drama television series based on the novels of Max Allan Collins. An eight-episode first season was ordered by Cinemax in February 2015.[1] The series was created for television by Graham Gordy and Michael D. Fuller and was directed by Greg Yaitanes. While the series' main setting is Memphis, it was filmed in both Memphis and New Orleans.[1] The series premiered on Cinemax on September 9, 2016.[2] In May 2017, it was announced that the series had been canceled.[3]
Quarry is the story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of killing and corruption that spans the length of the Mississippi River.[4]
Cinemax ordered a pilot in April 2013.[5] Quarry received an eight-episode series order in February 2015 and filming began on March 30, 2015.[1]
The series received generally positive reviews from television critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 78%, based on 27 reviews, with an average rating of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus is, "Quarry's distinctive setting and intriguing characters are just enough to offset a bleak narrative that struggles to make consistently compelling use of its assets."[6] Metacritic, which uses a normalized rating, gave it a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 14, 2017.[8]