Check out the trailer for ‘DTF St. Louis’ with Bateman and Harbour
Check out the trailer for ‘DTF St. Louis’ with Bateman and Harbour
Steven Conrad’s new HBO Max dark comedy follows a love triangle that ends with a murder.
I’m always going to have time for Jason Bateman. Especially after “Ozark”, which is still one of the most tightly wound, stressful, and epic dramas Netflix has ever made. He’s just one of those actors who, if his name is on it, yep, I’m at least curious. So, when HBO announced a new dark comedy starring Bateman and David Harbour, created by Steven Conrad of “Patriot” fame, my interest level went way up. That show is called “DTF St. Louis.” Here’s everything you need to know before it drops on HBO Max later in 2026.
Everything you need to know about ‘DTF St. Louis’
When will episodes of ‘DTF St. Louis’ come on HBO Max?
“DTF St. Louis” will premiere on HBO Max on Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m. The rest of the seven-episode season will premiere in the same time slot, except for the season finale on April 12, which will air at 8 p.m. ET, leading into the season premiere of “Euphoria.”
Can you watch episodes of ‘DTF St. Louis’ for free?
There’s no regular free trial for HBO Max, so you’ll need a subscription to watch “DTF St. Louis” when it premieres. The ad-supported plan costs $11 per month, while the ad-free plan is $18 per month, and the premium plan with 4K support is $23 per month.
Any of those gets you the full season, plus access to HBO Max’s deep bench of dramas and dark comedies, including shows like “Succession” and “The White Lotus.”
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What is ‘DTF St. Louis’ about?
“DTF St. Louis” is a dark comedy about three middle-aged Midwesterners who are bored, lonely, and quietly unhappy, and who make one very bad decision that spirals way out of control. At the center is a love triangle that starts with curiosity and fantasy and ends with one of them dead.
Bateman plays Clark Forrest, a local St. Louis TV weatherman who’s basically a small-time celebrity in his own town. While covering a storm, he befriends Floyd, a kind-hearted ASL interpreter played by Harbour. That friendship pulls Clark into Floyd’s home life, including his wife Carol, played by Linda Cardellini, who’s juggling a struggling marriage, a troubled kid, and her own sense that life didn’t turn out the way she expected.
Clark introduces Floyd to a local hookup app called DTF St. Louis, pitched as a way to add excitement without consequences. That promise is, obviously, a lie. What follows is a story about desire, jealousy, and middle-aged regret.
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Who stars in ‘DTF St. Louis’?
Jason Bateman, David Harbour, and Linda Cardellini are the clear center of the show. Bateman plays the charming but deeply avoidant Clark. Harbour plays Floyd, who’s sweet and earnest but not exactly equipped to handle what he’s getting pulled into. Cardellini plays Carol, a woman who’s spent years holding her life together for everyone else and is finally tempted to want something for herself, even if it blows everything up.
The supporting cast is stacked, too. Richard Jenkins and Joy Sunday play an odd-couple detective duo investigating the death at the center of the story. According to Conrad, the cast was chosen specifically for emotional range, not just jokes, which makes sense given how uncomfortable this material can get.
Who created ‘DTF St. Louis’?
The series comes from Steven Conrad, who writes, directs, and showruns the project. If you’ve seen “Patriot” or “Perpetual Grace LTD,” you already know the vibe. Conrad loves flawed people, long silences, uncomfortable humor, and watching characters dig themselves deeper while insisting everything is fine. Bateman and Harbour are both executive producers, along with producers from Aggregate Films and Escape Artists. The show started life years ago as a different project called “My Dentist’s Murder Trial,” but this version is fully original and much more character-driven.
Will ‘DTF St. Louis’ have multiple seasons?
Officially, this is a limited series, and HBO Max has been very clear about that. It’s a seven-episode story with a beginning, a middle, and a real ending, and it doesn’t feel designed to stretch beyond that. Steven Conrad tends to tell closed-loop stories, and everything about this setup points to a one-and-done limited series. If HBO Max works with this creative team again, it’ll almost certainly be on something new, not a second season of this.