TV series

Reckoning

2019 · 1 season

A slow, suffocating descent into grief and suspicion, where every quiet suburban street feels like a trap waiting to spring.

Overview: The murder of a teenager and the hunt for a serial killer in a suburban Northern California town sets two fathers on a course of mutual destruction that will reverberate through their quiet community.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, family, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: grief
obsession
family
betrayal
isolation
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild