TV series

The Name of the Rose

2019 · 1 season

A slow, shadowy medieval mystery that feels like a theological debate wrapped in a murder investigation, atmospheric and intellectually demanding.

Overview: Northern Italy, 1327. The Franciscan monk William of Baskerville and his young apprentice Adso of Melk reach an isolated Benedictine abbey on the Alps to aid in a dispute between the Franciscan Order and the Avignon papacy. Upon arrival at the abbey, the two find themselves involved in a chain of mysterious deaths.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Faith, mystery, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
mystery
power
corruption
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild