TV series

Black Narcissus

2020 · 1 season

A hushed, oppressive atmosphere of heat and longing, where repressed desire and memory press in on you like thin mountain air.

Overview: Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, faith, isolation, sexuality
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
faith
isolation
sexuality
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild