TV series

On Death Row

2012–2013 · 2 seasons

A somber, unsettlingly intimate series of interviews that confronts viewers with the reality of death row and the people condemned to it.

Overview: A two part series on an inside look at a maximum security prison in Texas featuring interviews with death row inmates.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, death, justice, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: crime
death
justice
morality
guilt
Places: prison
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none