The Tunnel

A grim, brooding cross-border manhunt that unfolds slowly, pairing chilly procedural detail with two mismatched detectives whose quiet awkwardness cuts through the pervasive dread.

Created by

Ben Richards

Genres

Action & adventure, Crime, Drama

Starring

Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Thibault de Montalembert

Overview

The plot follows detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wasserman working together to find a serial killer who left the upper-half body of a French politician and the lower-half of a British prostitute in the Channel Tunnel, at the midpoint between France and the UK. They later learn that the killer—who comes to be nicknamed the "Truth Terrorist"—is on a moral crusade to highlight many social problems, terrorising both countries in the process

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Crime, morality, justice, deception

Content

Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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