TV series

LOIS

2018 · 1 season

A tense, melancholic Dutch procedural that digs into a detective's guarded private life while three grim cases wear her down.

Overview: Lois Elzinga, a detective with the Alkmaar police, has her very private life come to the fore against the background of three tough cases in this thriller series based on the trilogy penned by Simone van der Vlugt.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Crime, isolation, identity, mystery
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: crime
isolation
identity
mystery
trauma
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild