TV series

Goliath Awaits

1981 · 1 season

A slow-building, claustrophobic undersea mystery that mixes wonder with creeping dread as a hidden society's dark secrets surface.

Tagline: Miracle of survival or underwater hell?
Overview: During World War II the passenger liner "Goliath" is sunk by a German submarine. Portions of the ship's hull remain airtight, and some of the passengers and crew survive. Over the decades they build a rigidly regulated society completely isolated from the surface world until, in contemporary times, a diving team begins to explore the wreck.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
power
corruption
freedom
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild