TV series

The Siege

2017 · 1 season

A hushed, grounded pressure cooker where desperate working people make hard choices in a cramped, fading industrial town.

Overview: A group of workers takes their boss hostage in an attempt to prevent the imminent closure of a factory that is the financial lifeblood of their town.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Work, class, survival, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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: work
class
survival
power
loyalty
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild