TV series

Buried

2003 · 2 seasons

A grim, claustrophobic look at prison life that feels authentic and morally complex, with strong performances and a slow-building tension.

Overview: Buried is a British television drama series, produced by World Productions for Channel 4 and originally screened in 2003. The programme starred Lennie James as Lee Kingley, who is serving a long prison sentence in order to protect a member of his family from a violent criminal. Critically well-received, the programme won the Best Drama Series category at the British Academy Television Awards in 2004.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, power, corruption, loyalty
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Buried

In the USNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

In your watch list

More like this

Like Buried, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
power
corruption
loyalty
guilt
Places: prison
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild