TV series

Hightown

2020–2024 · 3 seasons

A gritty, atmospheric crime drama that immerses you in a bleak coastal world of addiction and moral ambiguity.

Tagline: The tide will turn on you.
Overview: Amid the drug trade on Cape Cod, a body washes ashore and is discovered by an irreverent National Marine Fisheries Service officer, Jackie Quinones, who is determined to help solve the murder even if the state cops want her nowhere near the case.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, crime, corruption, isolation
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: addiction
crime
corruption
isolation
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong