TV series

Paatal Lok

2020 · 2 seasons

A grimy, slow-burning procedural that pulls you into a maze of moral rot and class divides, rewarding patience with quiet dread.

Overview: A down and out cop lands the case of a lifetime when four suspects are nabbed in the assassination attempt of a prime time journalist. The case turns out to be a devious maze where nothing is what it looks like. The pursuit of it leads him to the dark netherworld - the 'Paatal Lok', and to shocking discoveries in the past of the four suspects.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Corruption, class, crime, conspiracy
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: corruption
class
crime
conspiracy
justice
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild