TV series

Village of the Damned

2017 · 1 season

A grim, quietly unsettling true-crime reenactment that lingers on a small town's long shadow of violence.

Overview: A string of strange tragedies and murders bedevils the picturesque town of Dryden, N.Y., for 10 years, beginning with the cold-blooded execution of an entire family at Christmastime.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, violence, grief, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
violence
grief
isolation
death
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, crime, documentary
Starring: Jim E. Chandler, Jonathan Duquette, Ryan Luckhardt, Jake Namaroff, Rocco Palmieri, Anna Reichert, Amy Rutledge, Claudia Sersanti
Length: 1 seasons, 5 episodes, 42 min each
Network: Investigation Discovery
Country: United States of America
Languages: English