ST. LOUIS – “DTF St. Louis,” a dark comedy limited series staged in suburban St. Louis, follows a bizarre love triangle between three middle-aged individuals, all navigating chaotic personal lives and unexpected misadventures.
The show, set for its penultimate episode Sunday and series finale next weekend, isn’t actually filmed in St. Louis, likely leaving many fans wondering how much of the story is even true.
Turns out, it’s complicated.
According to People Magazine, the original concept for the project that became “DTF St. Louis” was meant to based on a true story, but the series itself is not strictly based on a true story. However, it drew inspiration from a real-life true crime case, which was also not based in St. Louis.
In 2022, HBO first made plans to adapt a series based on a New Yorker report called “My Dentist’s Murder Trial,” which focused on a high-profile murder trial of an upstate New York dentist named Dr. Gilberto Nunez.
Nunez was accused in the November 2011 death of his friend Thomas Kolman. Investigators found traces of Midazolam, a powerful sedative used by doctors and dentists, in Kolman’s body.
Four years later, prosecutors formally charged Nunez with second-degree murder. For a time, it was alleged that Nunez was having an affair with Kolman’s wife and even impersonated a CIA officer to convince her to leave him.
According to The New Yorker, police reviewed security footage showing Nunez parked near Kolman at a gym before his death. Investigators also found vials of Midazolam in the Nunez’s dentist office, along with internet searches about the drug on his computer.
Ultimately, Nunez was acquitted of the murder charge, but later convicted on forgery and insurance fraud charges related to Kolman’s death.
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So how close is this story to “DTF St. Louis”? (Heads up: Some spoilers ahead.)
First, the show centers around three main characters:
Clark, a weatherman played by Jason Bateman
Floyd, sign language interpreter played by David Harbour
Carol, Floyd’s wife played by Linda Cardellini.
Clark and Floyd work together at TV station and become close acquaintances. Floyd invites Clark to a cornhole party, where Clark first meets Carol. Clark later learns of Floyd’s marital struggles and encourages him to download a dating app called “DTF St. Louis,” suggesting the move to improve his sex life.
In the first episode, Floyd dies in a community pool locker room and apparently poisoned to death. The series then revisits the events leading up to Floyd’s death through Clark’s and Carol’s recollections, including a secret affair between the two.
All things considered, one could say the premise of “DTF St. Louis” was inspired by The New Yorker report, but not entirely based on that true story.
“DTF St. Louis” executive producer Steven Conrad told People Magazine that he deliberately moved away from recreating the real-life case because he “didn’t want to misattribute any qualities to a real person.” With Harbour’s support, he instead focused on the concept of “middle-aged emptiness” and the pitfalls of modern dating apps, as “DTF St. Louis” explores life choices and consequences through those lenses.
“DTF St. Louis” is available to stream for anyone with a HBO Max subscription. The final two episodes will air this Sunday, April 5, and next Sunday, April 12.
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