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Wicked Tuna

2012–2024 · 13 seasons

Salt-sprayed, competitive and oddly soothing, with gruff captains trading barbs while hauling in prize fish against a ticking clock.

Created by: Steve Korkis
Genres: Action & adventure, Reality
Starring: Dave Marciano, Dave Carraro, T.J. Ott

Overview: Fishing is a hard life, and harder with bluefin stocks depleted. In Gloucester, Massachusetts, there's a special breed of fishermen. For generations they've used rod and reel to catch the elusive bluefin tuna. They depend on these fish for their livelihood, and the competition is brutal. Over the next 10 weeks, the most skilled fishermen will set out in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic in hopes of catching the valuable bluefin tuna. When one bluefin can bring in as much as $20,000—they'll do whatever it takes to hook up.

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Created by: Steve Korkis
Genres: Action & adventure, Reality
Starring: Dave Marciano, Dave Carraro, T.J. Ott

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: survival
work
ambition
race
nature
Places: sea
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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