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Dark films and TV shows

Each title here has a strong dark tone, by our description of it. Well-known titles only, best known and best rated first.

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Dark films and TV shows

TV series2017–2020

On this page for: strongly dark

A labyrinthine, slow-burning puzzle that demands close attention, rewarding patience with an eerie, emotionally heavy atmosphere.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Seasons
3
DarkHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2016–2022

On this page for: strongly dark

A cerebral, unsettling puzzle-box that demands close attention as it blurs the line between artificial and real, rewarding patience with haunting imagery and moral unease.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Seasons
4
WestworldHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2018–2025

On this page for: strongly dark

A slick, addictive thriller that puts you inside a charming stalker's head, making you complicit and uneasy as the tension tightens.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
5
YouHidden from your suggestions.
TV series1999

On this page for: strongly dark

A grim, methodical plunge into sexual violence and its aftermath, carried by dogged investigators and courtroom confrontations that leave a lingering heaviness.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
28
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2014–2024

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Snowbound Midwestern politeness curdles into deadpan menace and sudden bloodshed, with quirky killers and dogged cops in a wry, chilly crime fable.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
5
FargoHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2014–2019

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A pulpy, brooding crime saga that blends police procedural grit with comic-book theatrics, veering between grim intensity and gleeful villainous excess.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
5
GothamHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2022–2025

On this page for: strongly dark

Patient, cold-lit and talky, it builds dread through bureaucracy and quiet conversations until resistance feels like a hard-won, costly choice.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Seasons
2
AndorHidden from your suggestions.
TV series2010–2013

On this page for: strongly dark

A brutal, stylish historical epic that immerses you in blood-soaked gladiator arenas and political intrigue, demanding attention with its intense violence and emotional betrayals.

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  • strongly dark
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
3
SpartacusHidden from your suggestions.

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