Elsewhere, a friend praised the TV series “Monsieur Spade.” I replied:
I loved “Monsieur Spade.” It has flaws that would have made another series unwatchable, but in this case the show’s many strong virtues made the flaws inconsequential. It hits the notes of noir hard, but it has characteristics that make it definitely not noir.
The showrunner for “Monsieur Spade” is Scott Frank, who was also behind “The Queen’s Gambit,” “Department Q” and “Godless.”
Because he’s a behind-the-scenes guy, I did not become aware of him until last year, when he did one or two interviews. But his IMDB page shows he was behind some of my all-time favorite movies and TV shows.