The Sinner ( tv series ) - wikipedia The Sinner ( tv series ) The Sinner Genre Drama Based on The Sinner by Petra Hammesfahr Developed by Derek Simonds Starring Jessica Biel Christopher Abbott Dohn Norwood Abby Miller Bill Pullman Composer ( s ) Ronit Kirchman Country of origin United States Original language ( s ) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 8 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Jessica Biel Michelle Purple Derek Simonds Antonio Campos Charlie Gogolak Location ( s ) Congers, New York New City, New York Brooklyn, New York Charleston, South Carolina Dorchester County, South Carolina Camera setup Single - camera Production company ( s ) Iron Ocean Universal Cable Productions Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution Release Original network USA Network Original release August 2 ( 2017 - 08 - 02 ) -- September 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 20 ) Website www.usanetwork.com/thesinner The Sinner is an American drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Petra Hammesfahr. The series was ordered on January 17, 2017. The USA Network eight - episode limited series premiered on August 2, 2017 and concluded on September 20, 2017. Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Reception 4.1 Ratings 5 References 6 External links Premise The series follows the events that happen after a young mother kills someone in public but has no idea why she did so. Cast Main Jessica Biel as Cora Tannetti Christopher Abbott as Mason Tannetti Dohn Norwood as Detective Dan Leroy Abby Miller as Caitlin Sullivan Bill Pullman as Detective Harry Ambrose Recurring Danielle Burgess as Maddie Patti D'Arbanville as Lorna Tannetti, Mason 's mother Kathryn Erbe as Fay Ambrose, Harry 's wife Enid Graham as Elizabeth Lacey, Cora 's mother Jacob Pitts as J.D. Nadia Alexander as Phoebe Eric Todd as Frankie Belmont Episodes No. Title Directed by Teleplay by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Part I '' Antonio Campos Derek Simonds August 2, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 02 ) 1.63 Cora Tannetti, raised by religious zealots, is now married to Mason and mother of a toddler. The marriage is strained by Mason 's attachment to his mother, who lives on the same property and watches her grandson while Cora and Mason work at the family business. At the lake with her husband and son, Cora attempts to drown herself but changes her mind. She then sees an amorous couple kissing and uses a paring knife to repeatedly stab the man, Frankie Belmont, killing him. Detectives Harry Ambrose and Dan Leroy are assigned the case. With Cora 's confession, Dan views the case as closed, while Harry wishes to learn why she committed a random murder. He must hurry, as she is soon to be arraigned in court. `` Part II '' Antonio Campos Derek Simonds August 9, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 09 ) 1.41 Cora pleads guilty to second - degree murder to avoid a trial, but the judge orders a competency evaluation. After learning that Frankie seemed to recognize Cora as she stabbed him and that they possibly had a destructive relationship, Harry questions her. She admits that, in 2012, she had sex with Frankie after meeting him in a bar, only he called himself `` J.D. ''. Frankie 's parents claim that he was in California in 2012. Harry confronts Cora, forcing her to listen to the music that caused her to stab Frankie, and she attacks Harry in a similar manner. `` Part III '' Antonio Campos Derek Simonds August 16, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 16 ) 1.64 `` Part IV '' Brad Anderson Liz W. Garcia August 23, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 23 ) 1.76 5 `` Part V '' Cherien Dabis Jesse McKeown August 30, 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 30 ) 1.84 6 `` Part VI '' Judy Lee Lipes Tom Pabst September 6, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 06 ) 1.84 7 `` Part VII '' Tucker Gates Liz W. Garcia September 13, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 13 ) 1.84 8 `` Part VIII '' Tucker Gates Jesse McKeown & Tom Pabst September 20, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 20 ) 2.44 Reception The series has received mostly positive reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a rating of 94 %, based on 33 reviews. The critical consensus is `` Smartly unpredictable and led by powerful performances from a talented cast, the darkly compelling The Sinner sinks its hooks in fast and does n't let go. '' Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, reported that there were `` generally favorable reviews '' for the series, with an average score of 71 based on 23 reviews. In August 2017, it was announced as the number one new cable series of 2017, according to Nielsen delayed viewing data. Ratings No. Title Air date Rating / share ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Part I '' August 2, 2017 0.4 1.63 0.8 2.35 3.98 `` Part II '' August 9, 2017 0.4 1.41 0.9 2.52 1.3 3.93 `` Part III '' August 16, 2017 0.5 1.64 0.8 2.37 1.3 4.02 `` Part IV '' August 23, 2017 0.5 1.76 0.9 2.58 1.4 4.34 5 `` Part V '' August 30, 2017 0.5 1.84 1.0 2.78 1.5 4.62 6 `` Part VI '' September 6, 2017 0.6 1.84 N / A N / A N / A N / A 7 `` Part VII '' September 13, 2017 0.5 1.84 0.8 2.55 1.3 4.39 8 `` Part VIII '' September 20, 2017 0.8 2.44 N / A N / A N / A N / A References Jump up ^ Schwindt, Oriana ( 17 January 2017 ). `` Jessica Biel 's ' The Sinner ' Anthology Series Picked Up by USA ''. Jump up ^ `` The Sinner ''. 23 April 2017. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( September 7, 2016 ). `` USA Orders ' The Sinner ' Crime Drama Pilot Starring & Produced By Jessica Biel ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2016. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( October 31, 2016 ). `` ' The Sinner ' : Chris Abbott, Abby Miller & Dohn Norwood Join USA Network Pilot ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( September 26, 2016 ). `` Bill Pullman To Star In Jessica Biel 's USA Crime Drama Pilot ' The Sinner ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 26, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 3, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.2. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 3, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 10, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.9. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 10, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 17, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.16. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 17, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 24, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.23. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 24, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( August 31, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 8.30. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved August 31, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 7, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.6. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 15, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.13. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 15, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 21, 2017 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.20. 2017 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 21, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Sinner : Miniseries ( 2017 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 1, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Sinner : Season 1 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved August 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Otterson, Joe ( 2017 - 08 - 14 ). `` Jessica Biel USA Series ' The Sinner ' Is 2017 's No. 1 New Cable Series in Delayed Viewing ''. Variety. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 05. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 17, 2017 ). `` ' The Sinner ' premiere triples in cable Live + 7 ratings for July 31 - Aug. 6 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 24, 2017 ). `` ' Nashville, ' ' Orphan Black ' finales score in cable Live + 7 ratings for Aug. 7 - 13 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( August 30, 2017 ). `` ' The Sinner ' makes more strong gains in cable Live + 7 ratings for Aug. 14 - 20 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 7, 2017 ). `` ' Game of Thrones ' finale reaches all - time highs : Cable Live + 7 ratings for Aug. 21 - 27 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 17, 2017 ). `` ' The Sinner ' scores big in cable Live + 7 ratings for Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 17, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 27, 2017 ). `` ' South Park ' premiere makes big gains in cable Live + 7 ratings for Sept. 11 - 17 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2017. 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Question: who plays harry ambrose's wife on the sinner
Answer: Kathryn Erbe