TV series

The Departed

2017 · 2 seasons

A quiet, shadowed procedural that slowly tightens around you as a calm town reveals its hidden rot.

Overview: In a small Soviet town in 1961, an investigator uncovers a criminal underworld harboring recently released convicts responsible for crimes in neighboring areas, despite the town's apparent tranquility.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, justice, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
corruption
justice
deception
isolation
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild