TV series

The Passage

2019 · 1 season

A slow-building, tense thriller that mixes government conspiracy with a tender surrogate-father bond, growing darker as a viral apocalypse looms.

Tagline: Can one girl save humanity?
Overview: A post-apocalyptic story about a botched U.S. government experiment that turns a group of death row inmates into highly infectious vampires, and an orphan girl who might be the only person able to stop the ensuing crisis.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, conspiracy, power
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
family
conspiracy
power
isolation
Places: hospital
wilderness
small town
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild