TV series

The Red Line

2019 · 1 season

A heavy, earnest ensemble drama that asks you to sit with grief and civic tension, moving slowly but gripping through raw emotional honesty.

Tagline: One tragedy will connect them all
Overview: A heart-in-your-throat drama, Red Line begins with the mistaken shooting of a black doctor at the hands of a white cop and unfolds from the perspective of each of the families connected to the tragedy. It's a then-and-now meets us-and-them tale about the often-personal politics of crime.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, grief, justice, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
grief
justice
family
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild