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Rake

2014 · 1 season

A wry, chaotic ride with a charmingly flawed lawyer whose self-sabotage keeps things lively and occasionally poignant.

Created by
Peter Duncan
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Miranda Otto, John Ortiz
Overview
Keegan Deane's staggering lack of discretion and inability to self-censor land him the law cases that nobody else will touch. He always tries to do the right thing, but at the same time struggles to save himself from the many self-destructive elements that plague his own life, including women and gambling.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sky Go
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Peter Duncan
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Miranda Otto, John Ortiz
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • addiction
  • corruption
  • justice
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
drama, comedy
Created by
Peter Duncan
Written by
Peter Duncan
Starring
Greg Kinnear, Miranda Otto, John Ortiz, Necar Zadegan, Bojana Novaković, Tara Summers, David Harbour, Ian Colletti
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 43 min each
Network
FOX
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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