TV series

The Sect

2019 · 1 season

A tense, unsettling psychological drama about control and belief, with morally ambiguous methods that keep you uneasy and absorbed.

Overview: Nika was the poster girl for a secret religious cult called. A group of specialist, called deprogrammers, tries to turn the young woman around, employing questionable methods.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, obsession, power
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: isolation
identity
obsession
power
faith
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild