TV series

The Secret of the Sahara

1988 · 1 season

A sweeping desert adventure that feels like a vintage serial, mixing archaeological mystery with tense pursuits and a touch of the mystical.

Overview: In 1925, Desmond Jordan, an American archaeologist, tries to find the mysterious Speaking Mountain that is supposed to be in the middle of the Sahara desert, where he meets a bunch of deserters from the French Foreign Legion, who are pursued by the ruthless Lieutenant Ryker.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, obsession, power, violence
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
obsession
power
violence
redemption
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild