The Season 2 premiere of AppleTV’s detective drama, ‘Sugar’ is an audience favorite.
The series follows private detective John Sugar as he searches for his missing sister. Season 2 will keep with that theme, following a new mystery, and new cast of characters; Jin Ha plays a young up-and-coming athlete, a boxer named Danny Moon, he himself on the search for his missing older brother, Ji, played by Raymond Lee. The Knockturnal had the opportunity to sit down with the Ha and Lee ahead of the premiere, and got to hear a little bit about what audiences can expect from Season 2.
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“So many different elements of the character and the story made it really exciting for me,” said Ha, when asked about his feelings on his new role in the series. “The fact that the story takes place in Koreatown in LA, also was a huge draw for me.”
Sugar not only takes place in Los Angeles, but the production shoots within city limits as well—something that is becoming less and less common as neighboring states and countries draw productions away from Hollywood with competitive tax incentives.
“I think how much of LA and its different colors and elements it gets to show, I think that’s one of the most exciting parts.” Ha went on to say about the new season.
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Lee agreed with this sentiment, expressing that the project was one he identified with, as is his character, “I grew up in Koreatown. It’s an opportunity to tell this story, the very specific story of Los Angeles’ Koreatown, and a Korean who is trying to understand what it’s like to make it in America.” Lee continued, “I feel like many parts of myself feel like Ji, and I know many people in my life that I’ve grown up with also feel like Ji,”
When asked what they were most excited for audiences to see going into the new season, the two struggled to come up with an answer—or rather, they struggled to narrow it down succinctly.
“Even in this one season, it covers so much-and ties in so many different [Los Angeles] neighborhoods and demographics together through this story of John Sugar’s investigations,” said Ha.
Lee commented, “I can go on with the way the stories and the characters are weaved together, and how brilliantly that’s done, but it’s also just the aesthetic and the vibe of the show.” He went on to add, “It’s just a cool show. There’s nothing else like it.”
Season 2 of Sugar is out on AppleTV now.
