TV series

The Dead Lake

2019 · 1 season

A brooding, atmospheric crime story that wraps a murder investigation in the cold, mystical unease of the northern Russian wilderness.

Overview: Experienced Moscow police officer Maksim Pokrovskiy is sent to Northern Russia to investigate the murder of the local Oligarch's daughter.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, crime, isolation, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
isolation
corruption
death
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild