TV series

The Poison Tree

2012 · 1 season

A slow, uneasy psychological drama that draws you into a seductive world and then quietly tightens its grip.

Overview: When 19 year old Karen abandons her student bedsit and moves in with Biba and Rex to enjoy one long summer of love, she is thrown into a world she never imagined she would be a part of.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, isolation, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
obsession
isolation
deception
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild