TV series

Shadowplay

2020 · 1 season

A grim, atmospheric plunge into a shattered city, where every scene carries the weight of ruin and moral compromise.

Tagline: Change begins in darkness.
Overview: In 1946 Berlin, an American cop searches for his missing brother while helping a novice German policewoman fight the violent crimes engulfing the city.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, corruption, survival, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 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: crime
corruption
survival
family
justice
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild