TV series

The Mess You Leave Behind

2020 · 1 season

A slow, clammy dread settles in as secrets in a tight rural town unravel, keeping you uneasy and guessing.

Overview: A teacher starts her job at a high school but is haunted by a suspicious death that occurred there weeks before and begins fearing for her own life.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, deception, grief, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: mystery
deception
grief
isolation
betrayal
Places: small town
school
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong