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Top of the Lake

2013–2017 · 2 seasons

A cold, unsettling plunge into a tight-knit community where beauty and menace sit side by side, demanding patience and rewarding it with dread.

Created by
Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan
Tagline
No ordinary place. No ordinary crime.
Overview
A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.

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  • Sky Go
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Created by
Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • crime
  • power
  • gender
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Created by
Gerard Lee, Jane Campion
Written by
Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
Starring
Elisabeth Moss, David Wenham, Peter Mullan, Holly Hunter, Lucy Lawless, Thomas M. Wright, Skye Wansey, Geneviève Lemon
Length
2 seasons, 13 episodes
Network
SundanceTV, BBC Two
Country
Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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