TV series

Second Chance

2016 · 1 season

A moody, pulpy procedural with a sci-fi twist, mixing crime-solving with brooding questions about identity and second chances.

Tagline: Death gave him a second chance at life.
Overview: A disgraced, 75-year-old ex-sheriff, whose life ends at the hands of corrupt cops, is brought back to life and given a second chance by a pair of young tech scientists, as a 35-year-old with unpredictable near-superhuman abilities.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, redemption, corruption, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
redemption
corruption
family
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild