'Hightown': Release date, plot, cast and everything you need to know about the Starz series

Previously called P-Town,  the crime drama series revolves around the current opioid crisis in America. 

Recently Starz announced that their new TV series titled 'Hightown' has started production. Previously called P-Town,  the crime drama series revolves around the current opioid crisis in America. 

Though there is no information currently about when the series will air, here's everything you need to know about the upcoming series. 

Release date

The release date for Hightown has not yet been revealed, but it is expected to release sometime in 2020. 

Plot

Hightown revolves around Jackie Quinones (Monica Raymund), a party-loving lesbian who hails from Provincetown, Massachusetts. She is a federal Fishery Service Agent who seduces women using her gun and badge. Quinones continues to do her job just until she can draw a federal pension. But things start to change once she discovers a body in Cape Cod Bay which results in her being the center of the Cape's gruesome heroin epidemic. 

Cast

Monica Raymund

Monica Raymund is seen during the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women 2018 Gala at Tribeca 360 on December 10, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (Photo by Brian Ach/Getty Images for Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) )

Monica Raymund plays the role of Jackie Quinones on the forthcoming series. Raymund is known for her role as Maria "Ria" Torres in the Fox crime drama Lie to Me and Gabriela Dawson Casey in NBC's drama series Chicago Fire. 

James Badge Dale

Actor James Badge Dale visits Build to discuss the film "The Standoff at Sparrow Creek" at Build Studio on January 18, 2019 in New York City.

James Badge Dale plays the role of Detective Ray Abruzzo. Dale is known for his roles as Chase Edmunds in 24, State Trooper Barrigan in Martin Scorsese's The Departed, and Eric Savin in Iron Man 3. He was nominated for two Young Artist Awards in 1990. 

Riley Voelkel

Riley Voelkel attends the Premiere Lionsgate's "The Spy Who Dumped ME" at the Fox Village Theater on July 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Riley Voelkel plays the role of Renee Shaw on the crime drama series. Voelkel is known for her role as  Freya Mikaelson on The CW television series The Originals and Jenna Johnson on the HBO TV series The Newsroom. She also plays a recurring role as Jenna Cameron in the series Roswell, New Mexico. 

Executive producer 

Jerry Bruckheimer attends Simon Wiesenthal Center's 2019 National Tribute Dinner at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 10, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.

Jerry Bruckheimer is one among the executive producers for the upcoming series. He is a film and television producer and has worked on various genres of action, drama, fantasy and science fiction. He is known for his work in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and the U.S. version of The Amazing Race. 

Trailer 

The trailer for 'Hightown' has not yet been released.

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