TV series

Public Enemy

2016–2023 · 3 seasons

A cold, creeping unease settles over you as a quiet village turns suspicious and watchful, dread building slowly beneath the surface.

Overview: Freed after 20 years in prison, the child killer Guy Beranger found refuge with the monks in Vielsart, a small village in Belgian's Ardennes. He is placed under the protection of a young Federal Police's inspector, Chloé Muller. A little while after his release, a little girl disappears.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, isolation, guilt, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 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
isolation
guilt
morality
mystery
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild