TV series

Taken Down

2018 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning procedural that immerses you in a bleak world of exploitation and quiet desperation.

Overview: Taken Down is a crime drama series set in Dublin. The first series investigates the violent death of a young Nigerian migrant found abandoned close to a Direct Provision Centre, where refugees await the hope of asylum. The investigation brings us into a twilight world of the new Ireland where slum landlords and criminals prey on the vulnerable.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, isolation, class, corruption
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: crime
isolation
class
corruption
grief
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild