TV series

Something Is Out There

1988 · 1 season

A pulpy, slightly eerie buddy-cop hunt where an otherworldly partner lends quiet strangeness to grim murder investigations.

Overview: A short-lived weekly series based on the miniseries of the same name.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Crime, isolation, identity, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
isolation
identity
violence
mystery
Places: big city
space
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: action & adventure, drama, sci-fi & fantasy, crime
Created by: Frank Lupo
Written by: Frank Lupo
Starring: Gregory Sierra, Maryam D'Abo, Joe Cortese, Richard Portnow, Jay Johnson, Nestor Serrano, Michael Preston, Brandon Call
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes, 44 min each
Network: NBC
Country: Australia, United States of America
Languages: English