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Each of writer/creator/director Steven Conrad’s series has been distinctive, which is to say, unsettling and off-kilter. Patriot; Perpetual Grace, LTD, and the tough-to-stream Ultra City Smiths each has a style and tone that sets it apart from anything else on television, and also each other. They’ve also all struggled to break out amid a bustling streaming pack, though that may well be changing: only a few episodes in, Conrad’s new HBO series DTF St. Louis is building buzz.
The shows follows Floyd Smernitch (Stranger Things’ David Harbour), a married sign language interpreter with a fading sex life and a weird penis (it’s a plot point) who saves the life of local meteorologist and recumbent bicyclist Clark Forrest (Jason Bateman). The two become friends, and Clark introduces Floyd to a dating app for married people looking for side action. They both
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