TV series

They Were Ten

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burning, claustrophobic mystery that keeps you guessing as paranoia builds among strangers trapped in paradise.

Tagline: Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Agatha Christie.
Overview: Ten people, five women, five men, are invited to a luxury hotel on a deserted tropical island. They soon realize they are completely isolated, cut off from the rest of the word and all means of communication, which rapidly becomes their worst nightmare.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, mystery, deception, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: isolation
mystery
deception
survival
guilt
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild