TV series

American Rust

2021–2024 · 2 seasons

A slow, heavy look at hard lives in a fading town, where every choice carries quiet, painful weight.

Tagline: Trust • Revenge • Redemption
Overview: A compelling family drama and a timeless story told through the eyes of complicated and compromised chief of police Del Harris of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town full of good people making bad choices.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, loyalty, crime, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
loyalty
crime
class
redemption
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild