TV series

Iskander

2018–2021 · 2 seasons

A humid, brooding procedural that sinks you into an unfamiliar rainforest town where every ritual clue feels quietly wrong.

Overview: Rookie cop Chloé, a new arrival to French Guiana, investigates the ritualistic double murder of a French couple and their missing son.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, crime, isolation, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: mystery
crime
isolation
corruption
family
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild