TV series

1983

2018 · 1 season

A slow-burning, shadowy thriller that immerses you in a repressive alternate reality, keeping you tense and curious as the conspiracy unfolds.

Overview: Twenty years after a devastating terrorist attack in 1983 that halted the course of Poland's liberation and the subsequent downfall of the Soviet Union, an idealistic law student Kajetan and a disgraced police investigator Anatol stumble upon a conspiracy that has kept the Iron Curtain standing and Poland living under a repressive police state.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, power, corruption, freedom
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: conspiracy
power
corruption
freedom
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild