TV series

Hometown Homicide

2018–2020 · 2 seasons

Local news clips and grieving neighbours make these small-town killings feel close and unsettling, like tragedy arriving next door.

Overview: Using the urgency and intimacy of local news footage, the stories of murder investigations that turned small towns and communities upside down are recounted.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, grief, isolation, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
grief
isolation
justice
death
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none