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Crusoe

2008–2009 · 1 season

A breezy, sunlit adventure with playful banter and episodic scrapes, easy to dip into and never too heavy.

Created by
Stephen Gallagher
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa
Overview
Crusoe is a television adventure drama based loosely on the novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. The series' 13 episodes aired on NBC during the first half of the 2008–2009 television season. It follows the adventures of Robinson Crusoe: a man who has been shipwrecked on an island for six years and is desperate to return home to his wife and children. His lone companion is Friday, a native whom Crusoe rescued and taught English.

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Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
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Created by
Stephen Gallagher
Genres
Drama, Action & adventure
Starring
Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • loyalty
  • family
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour4
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, action & adventure
Created by
Stephen Gallagher
Written by
Stephen Gallagher
Starring
Sam Neill, Philip Winchester, Tongayi Chirisa, Joaquim de Almeida, Sean Bean, Anna Walton, Mía Maestro, Emma Barnett
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 42 min each
Network
NBC
Country
Canada, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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