TV series

Mourning Becomes Electra

1978–1979 · 1 season

A slow, theatrical descent into family vengeance, heavy with grief and dread, demanding close attention.

Overview: In a Greek tragedy updated to the 1860s, young New Englanders exact vengeance after the murder of their father.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Revenge, family, grief, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
family
grief
betrayal
guilt
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild