A fusty, nearly century-old franchise may not seem like an obvious vehicle for a show about inequality and police corruption, but HBO’s new serieshas managed to turn a 1930s pulp-fiction protagonist into a mouthpiece for our time. Granted, it takes some liberties with the source material: The titular criminal defense attorney is downgraded to a private investigator , hired by defense lawyer E.B. Jonathan to dig up dirt that will vindicate clients Matthew and Emily Dodson .
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