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Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks

2014–2021 · 8 seasons

Salt-sprayed, competitive reality TV where gruff captains chase a payday against weather, quotas and each other.

Genres
Reality
Starring
Reed Meredith, Dave Marciano, Britton Shackelford
Overview
The long, cold winter has just hit New England, and while the bluefin tuna season has come to an end in Gloucester, Mass., it’s just getting started in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. After a disappointing season, several of Gloucester’s top fishermen head south to try to salvage their finances by fishing for the elusive bluefin tuna in unfamiliar Carolina waters before the experienced locals beat them to the catch. It’s a whole new battlefield and the Northern captains must conquer new styles of fishing, treacherous waters and the wrath of the Outer Banks’ top fishermen. They’re gambling on what could be a massive payday … or a huge financial loss.

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Free in the UK
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Genres
Reality
Starring
Reed Meredith, Dave Marciano, Britton Shackelford
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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
  • nature
  • class
Places
  • sea
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
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Starring
Reed Meredith, Dave Marciano, Britton Shackelford, Tyler McLaughlin, Greg Meyer, TJ Ott, Charlie “Griff” Griffin, Tami Gray
Length
8 seasons, 102 episodes, 45 min each
Network
National Geographic
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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