USA Today Renews 'The Sinner' for Second Season The miniseries has received critical acclaim, as well as two nominations at this year's 75th Golden Gloves Awards. The debut season of the anthology series revolves around a woman who murders a man without a clear motive and the detective who investigates the reason why. Chris McCumber, president at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, to The Hollywood Reporter The first season, which stars Jessica Biel and Bill Pullman, averaged 1.6 million viewers between the ages of 18 and 49 and 3.8 million total viewers. Season 2 is expected to premiere this summer.