TV series

Bloody Mistress

2018 · 1 season

A slow, oppressive descent into cruelty, watching a person harden into a monster with grim historical weight.

Overview: 18th century, The Russian Empire. The series tells the life story of Darya Saltykova, who was called Saltychikha by serfs. The landowner brutally tortured about one and half hundreds peasants, for which "Russian Elizabeth Bathory" was imprisoned at underground prison, where she spent 33 years until her death. How a young girl who was brought up in a monastery turned into a monster?
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, violence, madness, class
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: power
violence
madness
class
guilt
Places: single country house
prison
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild