Zen debuts tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, 8 p.m. Central/Mountain in most markets, as part of PBS’ Masterpiece Mystery series. You should check local listings.

One of those old maxims of film and TV criticism is that it’s better to show than tell. But there are times when telling can work, and there are times when showing can be problematic. And then there’s Zen, PBS’ new Rufus Sewell-starring mystery series, which seems dedicated to the proposition that it’s best to both tell and show as often as humanly possible, sometimes
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