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The Nightmare Years

1989 · 1 season

A sober, slow-building historical drama that immerses you in the creeping dread of a society sliding into tyranny.

Created by
Ian Curteis
Genres
Drama
Overview
American journalist William Shirer, during his days of correspondence as a foreign press in report in 1930s Germany, has to deal with the growing oppression of the Nazi regime, the increasing censorship of the press, and finally the prospect of a second World War.

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Created by
Ian Curteis
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • politics
  • media
  • war
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Created by
Ian Curteis
Starring
Sam Waterston, Marthe Keller, Kurtwood Smith, Frances Barber, Péter Benkő, Bruce Boa, Ottilia Borbáth, Bill Bailey
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Network
TNT
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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