TV series

Persons Unknown

2010 · 1 season

A tense, puzzling watch that keeps you guessing as strangers navigate a controlled experiment.

Overview: A group of strangers must come together to solve the puzzle of their lives.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, conspiracy, identity, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
conspiracy
identity
survival
power
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild