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Beneath the Surface

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama where a picturesque island community hides simmering tensions and painful secrets.

Created by
Friedemann Fromm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jan Josef Liefers, Katharina Schüttler, Anton Petzold
Overview
Two families have created an idyllic life for themselves on one of the Oxen Islands. But when tragedy strikes, long-buried secrets come to light, friendships are undermined, and the paradise they built begins to fall apart.

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Stream in the UK
  • Viaplay Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Friedemann Fromm
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jan Josef Liefers, Katharina Schüttler, Anton Petzold
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • grief
  • family
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • isolation
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
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Friedemann Fromm
Written by
Mette Sø, Friedemann Fromm
Starring
Jan Josef Liefers, Katharina Schüttler, Anton Petzold, Thure Lindhardt, Milena Tscharntke, Oskar Belton, Lukas Zumbrock, Yuri Völsch
Cinematography
Ralf Noack
Length
1 seasons, 7 episodes, 55 min each
Network
ZDF, DR1
Country
Germany
Languages
Danish, German

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