TV series

Black Sands

2021–2024 · 2 seasons

A brooding, emotionally charged Nordic noir that pulls you into a small town's secrets with a protagonist fighting her own past.

Tagline: The truth is closer than you think.
Overview: A troubled police officer is forced back to her hometown. Confronting her abusive mother is inescapable but the discovery of a body changes everything. She's forced to search for a dangerous serial killer while stuck in a dark pit.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, family, isolation, crime
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: trauma
family
isolation
crime
grief
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild