Badlands, Texas

A slow, sun-baked true-crime portrait of an eccentric desert town fracturing after a killing, equal parts mournful and tense.

Genres

Drama, Documentary, Crime

Overview

The small town of Terlingua, Texas is a little known oasis on the Rio Grande River where eccentric residents trade modern comforts for a unique brand of freedom. But the price of their freedom proves high when a brutal crime threatens to tear their town apart. This true-crime docu-series delves into the eccentric world of Terlingua as its citizens struggle to reconcile the killing of a dear friend and fight to hold the town together as it grapples with change.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Crime, isolation, grief, justice

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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