When the Streetlights Go On

When the Streetlights Go On is an American drama television series written by Eddie O'Keefe and Chris Hutton that debuted on Quibi on April 6, 2020.^[1]

When the Streetlights Go On
Genre	Drama Crime
Written by	Eddie O'Keefe Chris Hutton
Directed by	Rebecca Thomas
Starring	Chosen Jacobs Sophie Thatcher Ben Ahlers Tony Hale Queen Latifah Sam Strike Mark Duplass
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Chad Hamilton Tariq Merhab Eddie O'Keefe
Producers	Jonathan Ira Schwartz Kenneth Requa Halee Bernard
Cinematography	Aaron Morton
Production companies	Paramount Television Studios Anonymous Content
Original release
Network	Quibi
Release	April 6 (2020-04-06) – April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)

Premise

After the murder of a beautiful young girl rocks a suburban community, the victim's sister and her high school peers must struggle to find a sense of normalcy while coming of age in the midst of the murder investigation.

Cast

• Chosen Jacobs as Charlie Chambers, the show's narrator, recounting his youth, as he used to be neighbors with the Monroe family.
• Sophie Thatcher as Becky Monroe, the sister of Chrissy Monroe, who was murdered.
• Kristine Froseth as Chrissy Monroe, a murdered high school girl who seemed to have her whole life ahead of her.
• Ben Ahlers as Brad Kirchoff, Chrissy Monroe's boyfriend; a hot-headed jock grieving for Chrissy who also tries courting Becky in the wake of her death.
• Sam Strike as Casper Tatum, a moody James Dean type with a chip on his shoulder; he shares a class with Becky, and begins courting her.
• Julia Sarah Stone as Berlice Beaman, a nerdy girl Charlie briefly dates.
• Queen Latifah as Detective Grasso, a blunt yet diplomatic small town detective trying to solve Chrissy's murder. Secondary Character.
• Tony Hale as Mr. Boque, a teacher who encourages Charlie to make sense of the town's worry and fear by way of writing an earnest, introspective piece on Chrissy's murder for the school newspaper.
• Mark Duplass as Mr. Carpenter, Chrissy's English teacher, whom she was having an affair with.
• David James Lewis as Mr. Jablonski, the small town's dentist, and a neighbor of the Monroe's.
• Nnamdi Asomugha as adult Charlie Chambers.

Pilot 2017

• Max Burkholder as Charlie Chambers
• Odessa Young as Becky Monroe
• Ben Winchell as Brad Kirchhoff
• Adam Long as Casper Tatum
• Kelli Mayo as Berlice Beaman
• Graham Beckel as Detective Hoffman
• Drew Roy as Mr. Carpenter
• Nicola Peltz as Chrissy Monroe

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"Cicadas"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
2	"Closed Casket"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
3	"Wrong Number"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)
4	"Homecoming"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)
5	"Notes from the Wrong Side of the Tracks"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)
6	"Deodorant & Nicotine"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 9, 2020 (2020-04-09)
7	"Warmth of the Sun"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 10, 2020 (2020-04-10)
8	"Halloween"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 13, 2020 (2020-04-13)
9	"Annotations"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)
10	"When The Streetlights Go On"	Rebecca Thomas	Eddie O'Keefe & Chris Hutton	April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a 71% rating with an average score of 6.9 out of 10 based on 21 reviews. The site's critical consensus read: "When the Streetlights Go On takes itself a little too seriously, but strong writing, an impressive cast, and most importantly, an intriguing mystery more than make up for it."^[2]