TV series

The Trap

2018–2019 · 2 seasons

A somber, slow-drip Polish crime drama that wraps you in unease as secrets surface from a seemingly safe place.

Overview: Struggling to overcome her husband’s death and also looking for inspiration, crime novelist Olga Sawicka visits an orphanage where one of the children has gone missing. She soon finds that the orphanage hides many dark secrets and becomes entangled in a deadly dangerous investigation.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, mystery, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: grief
mystery
corruption
isolation
trauma
Places: small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild