A police detective in Jamaica works to track down a missing teenage girl and the case proves to be more complicated — and dangerous — than anticipated in the five-episode HBO drama “Get Millie Black.” A sunbaked noir,

Set in Kingston, HBO's 'Get Millie Black' is a distinct and engrossing whodunit with an outstanding twist at the center.

Marlon James’ Get Millie Black immediately subverts expectations: The HBO drama, which premiered November 25, is a detective story, not, as you might expect from a collaboration between one of the greatest novelists of this century and one of the biggest purveyors of fantasy shows,

Get Millie Black’ is a crime noir show centering around the titular ex-Scotland Yard detective who has moved back to Jamaica. As such, Millie-Jean Black, part of the Jamaican Police Force, works missing person cases with her partner Curtis.

In a new HBO/Channel 4 drama, a former Scotland Yard detective goes home to Kingston, but has to contend with her past as well as the family she left behind after being banished to London. Opening Shot: A sunny shot of a tropical bush and an old house.

Adapted from the eponymous novel by 2015 Man Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James, HBO’s ‘Get Millie Black’ is a British crime drama series that revolves around Millie-Jean Black, a competent Jamaican-born detective who returns to her homeland and works in the missing persons department of the Jamaican Police Force.