TV series

Cry Wolf

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged mystery that keeps you guessing about who is telling the truth, with a heavy, tense atmosphere.

Created by: Maja Jul Larsen
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Bjarne Henriksen, Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Christine Albeck Børge

Overview: The intense and emotional story of a teenage girl who has written a vivid school essay detailing her stepfather’s violent behavior. The parents deny the accusations, but who is lying – and who is telling the truth?
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, deception, trauma, justice
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Created by: Maja Jul Larsen
Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Bjarne Henriksen, Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Christine Albeck Børge

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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: family
deception
trauma
justice
identity
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild