One Dollar

In a small rust belt town in post-recession America, a one-dollar bill changing hands connects a group of characters involved in a shocking multiple murder.

One Dollar (2018) is an American crime mystery drama series created by Jason Mosberg for CBS All Access. Set in a small rust belt town in post-recession America, the single season of ten hour-long episodes follows a one-dollar bill as it changes hands and connects a group of characters tangled in a shocking multiple murder. John Carroll Lynch plays Bud Carl, and Ashlie Atkinson plays Terri Mitchell, with Greg Germann as Wilson Furlbee and Philip Ettinger as Garrett Drimmer rounding out the principal cast. The engine of the show is the slow reconstruction of who did what and why, as each character's ordinary life of debt, grievance and small schemes pulls them closer to the crime. Each episode lets a different thread surface and then bends it back toward the central killing, so the story accumulates through overlapping perspectives rather than a single detective's investigation. Fans of Fargo, Broadchurch and Ozark will find resonance in its bleak, financially strained atmosphere and its interlocking lives. The tone is wistful and dread-filled, with a grim, understated register. The series was canceled after its first season, leaving its central mystery open.

• Fargo (2014)rust belt setting, slow burn small town dread, serialized murder mystery with interlocking characters
• Broadchurchensemble mystery, grounded working class milieu, networked lives around a crime
• Ozarkpost-recession american decline, morally compromised ordinary people tangled in violence

Created by

Jason Mosberg

Release Date

2018-08-30

Episode runtime

52 min

Rating

6.7 / 10 (15)

What is One Dollar about?

A single dollar bill passing through a struggling rust belt town links a group of ordinary people to a shocking multiple murder.

What is One Dollar like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Dollar as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is One Dollar violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in One Dollar as brutal.

Which shows are like One Dollar?

Shows with a similar feel include Fargo (2014), Broadchurch, and Ozark.

How long is One Dollar?

One Dollar: 1 season, 10 episodes.

Is One Dollar still running?

No, One Dollar was canceled.

Where can I watch One Dollar?

In United States, One Dollar streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel.