TV series

Archangel

2005 · 1 season

A tense, cerebral Cold War-style thriller that pulls you into a web of secrets and moral ambiguity.

Tagline: Stalin ruled with an iron fist... but his death was only the beginning.
Overview: Fluke Kelso, a dissipated, middle-aged former Oxford historian, who is in Moscow to attend a conference on the newly opened Soviet archives, receives in his hotel a very unexpected visitor.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, power, corruption, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: conspiracy
power
corruption
deception
justice
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild