David Harbour DTF St. Louis HBO Dark Comedy Series

David Harbour stars in DTF St. Louis, a dark comedy on HBO about a love triangle, murder, and a dating app gone wrong

Ever had that weird thing happen where you’re so ready to move on from a job, but then someone asks what you’re doing next, and you realize you have absolutely nothing lined up? That was me last year.

The Next Chapter

David Harbour just wrapped eight years of fighting Demogorgons and 80s nostalgia on Stranger Things. Honestly? Good for him. That’s a long time to spend in a brown sheriff’s uniform in the Indiana woods.

But he’s already got his next gig locked and loaded. It’s called DTF St. Louis—which, before your brain goes there, is apparently the name of a dating app in the show. I know. The title alone made me do a double-take.

So What’s It Actually About?

Picture this: Harbour plays Floyd, an ASL interpreter. He’s married to Linda Cardellini’s character, Carol. Seems nice enough, right? Enter Jason Bateman as Clark Forrest, a local weatherman who… well, he’s sleeping with Carol. Behind Floyd’s back. Classic stuff.

Here’s the twist, though. In the trailer, we literally see Harbour’s character dead. Behind crime scene tape. Like, that’s not a spoiler—that’s the marketing.

The whole seven-episode puzzle is figuring out how Floyd ended up in that chalk outline.

Joy Sunday (hope she got a pay boost after Wednesday) plays a special crimes officer digging into the murder.

Richard Jenkins shows up as Detective Donoghue Homer, because apparently, this thing needed even more acting heavyweights. Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Perfetti round out the cast.

Oh, and Bateman’s character? He introduces Floyd to this DTF St. Louis app and basically pushes him toward extramarital affairs.

Which feels like a special kind of cruel, if you think about it—dude’s sleeping with your wife, so here’s a consolation prize of digital hookups.

The Brains Behind It

Steve Conrad created this thing. He did Patriot and Perpetual Grace, LTD, so he knows his way around dark comedy with a bleeding heart.

He wrote and directed every episode, too, which, honestly? That’s either visionary or exhausting, no in-between.

The show was supposed to be based on this New Yorker article called “My Dentist’s Murder Trial: Adultery, False Identities, and a Lethal Sedation.”

But Harbour mentioned in interviews that they basically tore it apart and rebuilt it from scratch. So if you’re hunting for article spoilers, you’re gonna hit a dead end.

When Can You Watch?

First episode—titled “Cornhole” because why not—drops Sunday, March 1, on HBO. If you’re in India, you’re waiting until Monday, March 2, on JioHotstar. New episodes every Sunday (or Monday for India) through mid-April.

That’s like six or seven weeks of content before Euphoria finally drags its glittery, troubled self back onto screens. HBO’s basically saying, “Here’s some messed-up relationships to tide you over.”

The Meta Layer

The thing that’s actually interesting here? Harbour’s executive is producing alongside Bateman and Conrad. So he’s not just the dead guy in flashbacks—he’s got skin in the game creatively.

Plus, learning ASL for the role, even if the character doesn’t survive past the opening credits. That’s commitment to a part that could’ve been phoned in.

I’ve got soft spots for shows where you know the ending but not the journey. It’s like a reverse howcatchem instead of a whodunit.

You’re watching Floyd live his last days, knowing exactly where he ends up, constantly wondering which wrong turn was the fatal one.