TV series

Tales

2017 · 3 seasons

Each episode spins a gritty urban story from a familiar song, giving a moody, uneven ride with flashes of real emotional punch.

Overview: A one-hour anthology series that distills classic hip-hop records and reimagines them as cinematic love letters.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, love, betrayal, survival
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: crime
love
betrayal
survival
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong