TV series

The Secret

2016 · 1 season

A chilling, slow-burning true-crime drama that unsettles with its calm depiction of ordinary evil and moral decay.

Overview: The true story of a Sunday school teacher and respectable dentist and pillar of the community, who formed a murderous partnership.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, betrayal, guilt, faith
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: crime
betrayal
guilt
faith
morality
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild