TV series

The Laser Man

2005 · 1 season

A chilling, methodical true-crime drama that immerses you in a tense manhunt and the bleak psychology of a lone-wolf killer.

Tagline: Based on a true story.
Overview: The series follows the events during the fall and winter of 1991–92, when John Ausonius shot a total of eleven people with an immigrant background. The series partly follows Ausonius during the execution of the crime, and partly the police's detective work. The series also provides an insight into Ausonius' earlier life, from high school age onwards.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, identity, race, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
identity
race
violence
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild