TV series

City Confidential

1998 · 3 seasons

A calm, true-crime tour of a town whose secrets and wounds are opened up by a single murder.

Tagline: One crime can turn a city upside down.
Overview: Tells the story of one crime, the ensuing investigation, and the ripple effect it had on a community. Speaking with family, friends, detectives, journalists, and others close to the case, the series mixes firsthand accounts and archival footage to explore the crime and its outcome.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, violence, death, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
violence
death
isolation
justice
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild