TV series

The Escape Artist

2013 · 1 season

A cold, coiled legal thriller that tightens like a trap, rewarding close attention with a sly, unsettling sting.

Tagline: There is a line between law and justice.
Overview: A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist.
How it feels: Tense, dark, cynical and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, revenge, grief, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
revenge
grief
morality
deception
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none