TV series

City of Angels

1976 · 1 season

A cynical, hard-boiled detective series steeped in 1930s Los Angeles corruption, with wry humour and a world-weary charm.

Overview: City of Angels is a 1976 television series created by Stephen J. Cannell and Roy Huggins, who had previously worked together on The Rockford Files. American mystery novelist Max Allan Collins has called City of Angels "the best private eye series ever."
How it feels: Cynical, dark, satirical and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, deception, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
deception
isolation
justice
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild