TV series

Mariah

1987 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy look inside a prison's staff corridors, trading action for moral friction and quiet institutional pressure.

Overview: Short-lived US drama series about the prison staff at Mariah State Penitentiary, that aired mid-season 1987 on ABC.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, justice, power, morality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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
justice
power
morality
isolation
Places: prison
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild