When the Streetlights Go On

About When the Streetlights Go On

A double-homicide in a small midwestern suburb rattles the lives of a group of teenagers and sends investigators searching for answers in the fall of 1995. A meditation on growing up, the passing of time, and the insidious violence that lurks in the suburbs.

When the Streetlights Go On is a crime series that ran on Quibi. Its themes are teenage romance, teacher student relationship, double murder, and high school.

It reached one season of 10 episodes from April 2020.

Queen Latifah leads the cast as Detective Grasso, Mark Duplass as Mr. Carpenter, Kristine Froseth as Chrissy Monroe, and Sophie Thatcher as Becky Monroe. Production companies include Imagine Entertainment and Public Road Productions.

Merlí, Riverdale, and Sex Education make useful companions to When the Streetlights Go On, all filed under coming of age. It carries a TV-MA rating.