TV series

Aquarius

2015–2016 · 2 seasons

A slow, uneasy plunge into late-60s LA, where a cop's dogged pursuit of a smiling predator breeds creeping dread and period-soaked gloom.

Tagline: Murder. Madness. Manson.
Overview: In the late 1960s, a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader seeking out vulnerable women to join his “cause.” The name of that man is Charles Manson.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, obsession, isolation, madness
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
isolation
madness
corruption
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong