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Snowfall

2017–2023 · 6 seasons

A slow-building, sobering crime saga that immerses you in a world of ambition and consequence, leaving a heavy, lingering unease.

Tagline
This is how crack began.
Overview
Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it, the story follows numerous characters on a violent collision course.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • power
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime
Created by
Eric Amadio, John Singleton, Dave Andron
Written by
Ihuoma Ofordire, Jeanine Daniels, Davia Carter, Tatiana Suarez-Pico
Starring
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Length
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Network
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Country
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Languages
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