TV series

Tyler Perry's Ruthless

2020 · 6 seasons

A lurid, slow-drip soap of manipulation and dread, where every calm smile hides a threat and escape always feels one misstep away.

Overview: A spinoff of "The Oval," follows Ruth Truesdale as she's forced to play nice with a scandalous religious cult of powerful sex crazed fanatics in the hopes of freeing herself and her daughter.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, obsession, isolation, betrayal
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: power
obsession
isolation
betrayal
survival
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong