TV series

McNaughton's Daughter

1976 · 1 season

A serious, talky legal drama that slowly tightens the screws as it weighs public virtue against private guilt.

Overview: Series pilot about a female deputy district attorney assigned the task of trying to pin a murder rap on a "saint," a beloved religious crusader accused of killing her young lover.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, faith, morality, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 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: justice
faith
morality
power
deception
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild