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Katla

2021 · 1 season

A hushed, ash-choked slow burn that unsettles more than it explains, leaving a lingering ache of loss and strangeness.

Created by
Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurjón Kjartansson
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Í. Flygenring, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Overview
A year after a subglacial volcano erupts, mysterious elements from prehistoric times emerge from the melting ice, bringing unforeseen consequences.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurjón Kjartansson
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Í. Flygenring, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • grief
  • identity
  • isolation
  • memory
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Written by
Sigurjón Kjartansson, David Mar Stefansson, Lilja Sigurðardóttir
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Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð, Íris Tanja Í. Flygenring, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Aliette Opheim, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Haraldur Ari Stefánsson, Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, Baltasar Breki Samper
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Iceland
Languages
Icelandic

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