TV series

Cain

2012–2020 · 8 seasons

A prickly, wheelchair-bound detective and his bright young partner trade barbs while untangling grim Mediterranean murders.

Overview: A cynical experienced homicide detective based in Marseilles, France is crippled in the line of duty and depends on a wheelchair to get around. He is accompanied by a young ,vivacious female detective who's been forced on him to train as a condition of his ability to continue to work as a field detective.
How it feels: Cynical, dark, warm and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, mystery, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
identity
isolation
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild