TV series

The English

2022 · 1 season

A stark, brooding Western that unfolds slowly, blending brutal violence with quiet moments of grief and connection.

Overview: An aristocratic Englishwoman, Lady Cornelia Locke, arrives into the new and wild landscape of the American West to wreak revenge on the man she sees as responsible for the death of her son.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, grief, identity, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: revenge
grief
identity
justice
survival
Places: wilderness
small town
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, western
Created by: Hugo Blick
Written by: Hugo Blick
Starring: Emily Blunt, Chaske Spencer, Sam Alexander, Ben Temple, Tonantzin Carmelo, Jimmy Shaw, Edward Crook, Ciarán Hinds
Cinematography: Arnau Valls Colomer
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes, 49 min each
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English