TV series

The Cry

2002 · 1 season

A sombre, quietly gripping psychological drama that keeps you uneasy, watching a grieving woman's suspicion curdle into fixation.

Overview: Psychological thriller about a woman child-protection officer tramautized by her stillbirth who befriends a woman in hospital and then becomes convinced that the daughter is being abused.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, parenthood, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: grief
obsession
parenthood
trauma
isolation
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild