TV series

Run

2013 · 1 season

A gritty, interconnected drama that follows four Londoners facing impossible choices, each episode tightening the emotional screws.

Tagline: When every choice is a luxury, how do you make the biggest decision of your life?
Overview: Four Londoners face life-altering decisions: a single mother whose sons commit a violent crime; an illegal immigrant in debt to a gang, a recovering addict trying to reconnect with his daughter; and a cleaner who uncovers a dangerous secret.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, crime, guilt
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: survival
family
crime
guilt
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild