TV series

Fantômas

1980 · 1 season

A stylish, sinister cat-and-mouse game with a cold, theatrical villain and a slow, unsettling atmosphere.

Overview: Master criminal Fantomas kills an ambassador, has an affair with the dead man's wife, sneaks into a rich woman's house handing out vanishing-ink business cards, is arrested and sentenced to death but switches with an actor, who goes to the guillotine.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, cynical and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, identity, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
identity
obsession
death
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild