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The Swell

2016 · 1 season

A slow-building, sobering procedural about a looming flood and the impossible choices officials must make under pressure.

Created by
Johan Nijenhuis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Roos Dickmann, Joppe Degrijse, Lene Lanckriet
Overview
When a big storm arrives that can flood the lower parts of the Netherlands and Belgium, prime minister Hans Kreuger has to make a decision; can we evacuate four million people? Going for the evacuation of civilians, hospitals and prisons will take at least 4 days.

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Created by
Johan Nijenhuis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Roos Dickmann, Joppe Degrijse, Lene Lanckriet
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • politics
  • power
  • fate
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Johan Nijenhuis
Starring
Roos Dickmann, Joppe Degrijse, Lene Lanckriet, Sadettin Kirmiziyuz, Jamelia Sanda Nana, Tom Audenaert, Susan Visser, Janni Goslinga
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 55 min each
Network
EO
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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