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Salem's Lot

2004 · 1 season

A slow-creeping dread seeps through a small town, blending personal trauma with supernatural horror in a somber, character-driven miniseries.

Created by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Rob Lowe, Rutger Hauer, Donald Sutherland
Tagline
In a small town, evil spreads quickly.
Overview
A dark terror has come to the picture-perfect town of Jerusalem's Lot, and it's up to a writer with a haunted past to uncover the horror that has taken over the town.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Mikael Salomon
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Rob Lowe, Rutger Hauer, Donald Sutherland
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • faith
  • survival
Places
  • small town
  • single country house
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Mikael Salomon
Written by
Peter Filardi
Starring
Rob Lowe, Rutger Hauer, Donald Sutherland, James Cromwell, Samantha Mathis, Andre Braugher, Robert Mammone, Dan Byrd
Music
Christopher Gordon
Cinematography
Ben Nott
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Network
TNT
Country
Australia, United States of America
Languages
English

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