TV series

The Devil's Throat

2019 · 2 seasons

A slow, brooding procedural that pulls you into a bleak mountain town where every clue deepens the unease.

Overview: At the height of the refugee crisis in Bulgaria, a competent DANS employee and an ambitious local investigator are investigating the murder of a retired police officer in the border town of Smolyan. The clues are gradually turning them into a terrible secret about a crime that will overturn their investigation and personal fate.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, betrayal, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
betrayal
family
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild