TV series

Moby Dick

1998 · 1 season

A slow, salt-soaked descent into one man's madness, grand and grim, with the sea pressing in on every side.

Overview: The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, revenge, madness, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
revenge
madness
survival
fate
Places: sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: drama, action & adventure
Created by: Franc Roddam
Starring: Henry Thomas, Bruce Spence, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Robin Cuming, Shane Connor, Patrick Stewart, Piripi Waretini, Vivianne Benton
Cinematography: David Connell
Length: 1 seasons, 2 episodes, 90 min each
Network: USA Network
Country: Australia, United States of America, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany
Languages: Maori, English