TV series

Supermax

2016 · 1 season

A clammy, paranoid survival gauntlet where reality-TV vanity curdles into jungle horror and every alliance feels like a trap.

Overview: Twelve people are confined together in an abandoned maximum security prison in the middle of the Amazon forest, and end up having to fight for their lives against unknown creatures and supernatural odds.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, betrayal, guilt
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 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: survival
isolation
betrayal
guilt
crime
Places: prison
wilderness
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild