TV series

Nakia

1974 · 1 season

A quiet, thoughtful seventies procedural that moves at a Western's pace, carrying the weight of a man caught between two worlds.

Overview: A deputy sheriff in New Mexico finds his Navajo heritage at odds with his law-enforcement duties. Filmed in and around Albuquerque, the series lasted only 13 episodes.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, justice, race, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
justice
race
loyalty
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild