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A MURDER AT THE END OF THE World is a tricky title. It might refer to a murder in a remote location or a murder amid the literal end times. In the case of FX's smart, stylish new drama, it's a true double entendre. The plot works on multiple levels too. Set up as a classic cozy mystery, the detective story grounds an investigation of technology and enterprise in the age of climate apocalypse. Are the world's wealthiest innovators saving humanity or hastening our demise?

- JUDY BERMAN

This combination of thematic ambition and narrative complex ity will be familiar to fans of creators Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's previous TV project, Netflix's spiritual sci-fi puzzle box The OA. Murder is a more grounded show, trading heady speculation for terrifying reality.