TV series

Helsinki Syndrome

2022 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that keeps you tense and thoughtful as it untangles a moral knot.

Overview: Family man Elias Karo takes four journalist hostage at their newspaper’s headquarters, in a desperate attempt to get them to reveal the wrongdoing wreaked on his family during the 90's recession.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, corruption, family, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
corruption
family
class
obsession
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none