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Blackout

2011 · 1 season

A fast, tense thriller that keeps you on edge with its race-against-time hacking and blackout chaos.

Created by
Bradford May
Genres
Action & adventure, Crime
Starring
Sean Patrick Flanery, Anne Heche, Eriq La Salle
Overview
After being charged with hacking into the Pentagon security system, computer-whiz Josh Martin is kidnapped during house arrest and delivered to a shadowy criminal known as Charles Keller. Requested to hack into the state’s highly advanced electrical system and shut it down, it’s clear what Keller wants—total chaos. When California goes dark, he gets what he wants. And tonight, no one will be prepared for what’s about to happen.

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Created by
Bradford May
Genres
Action & adventure, Crime
Starring
Sean Patrick Flanery, Anne Heche, Eriq La Salle
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • technology
  • power
  • conspiracy
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action & adventure, crime
Created by
Bradford May
Starring
Sean Patrick Flanery, Anne Heche, Eriq La Salle, Brian Bloom, Thai Edwards, Kevin Ketcham, Derek Anthony, Josh Brolin
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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