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Under the Mountain

1981 · 1 season

A slow, eerie children's adventure with a creeping alien menace and earnest psychic wonder, dated but atmospheric and oddly unsettling.

Created by
Ken Catran
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Family, Mystery
Overview
Under the Mountain is an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee, first transmitted in 1981 and produced by Television New Zealand. Many of the minor roles in this series were played by people who were at the time well known performers in New Zealand.
How it feels
Eerie, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, survival, faith
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Ken Catran
Genres
Sci-fi & fantasy, Family, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

Cast

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Details

Genres
sci-fi & fantasy, family, mystery
Created by
Ken Catran
Starring
William Johnson, Roy Billing, Robert Bruce, David Weatherley
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 29 min each
Network
TVNZ 1
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English

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